Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner care in primary care.

This quantitative, descriptive pilot study assessed patient satisfaction with care provided by four nurse practitioners using a modified version of the Di Tomasso-Willard Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire. Results indicated high satisfaction with care in all groups, but there were differences among the groups on 26 percent of the items and on three of the five subscales. The implication is that nurse practitioners need to identify and improve those dimensions of care for which patients are less satisfied.