The Nurse–Physician Liaison: How a New Position Can Reduce House Staff Workload

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John Ishmael, RN; John Nord, MD; Mike Spratt, RN; Susan J. Quaal, PhD; and Gavin West, MD.

Mr. Ishmael is a nurse-physician liaison in the medicine service at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (SLCVAMC). Dr. Nord is a staff physician at SLCVAMC, where Mr. Spratt is a nurse-physician liaison, and Dr. Quaal was an advanced practice cardiovascular clinical specialist in the Department of Cardiology at the time of this study. Dr. West is associate chief of medicine at SLCVAMC and assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City.

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Mr. Ishmael is a nurse-physician liaison in the medicine service at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (SLCVAMC). Dr. Nord is a staff physician at SLCVAMC, where Mr. Spratt is a nurse-physician liaison, and Dr. Quaal was an advanced practice cardiovascular clinical specialist in the Department of Cardiology at the time of this study. Dr. West is associate chief of medicine at SLCVAMC and assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City.

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Mr. Ishmael is a nurse-physician liaison in the medicine service at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (SLCVAMC). Dr. Nord is a staff physician at SLCVAMC, where Mr. Spratt is a nurse-physician liaison, and Dr. Quaal was an advanced practice cardiovascular clinical specialist in the Department of Cardiology at the time of this study. Dr. West is associate chief of medicine at SLCVAMC and assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City.

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American College of Graduate Education, ACGME, work hour restrictions, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, SLCVAMC, ancillary support services, administrative functions, nursing staff, physicians, physician workload reduction teams, PWR, nurse-physician liaison, NPL, clinical pharmacist, social worker, health care technicianAmerican College of Graduate Education, ACGME, work hour restrictions, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, SLCVAMC, ancillary support services, administrative functions, nursing staff, physicians, physician workload reduction teams, PWR, nurse-physician liaison, NPL, clinical pharmacist, social worker, health care technician
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