“…Since the first published reports on the preparation of nurses to function in expanded roles (Ford, Seacat, and Silver, 1966;Fordand Silver, 1967;Lewis and Resnik, 1967;Silver, Ford, and Stearly, 1967), much material of a descriptive nature has been written concerning the number of practitioners completing programs, their work locations, and the satisfaction of physicians, nurses, and patients with their services (Lewis, Resnik, Schmidt, and Waxman, 1969;Andrews, Yankauer, and Connelly, 1970;Day, Egli, and Silver, 1970;Hoekelman, 1972;Sackett, Spitzer, Gent, and Robbins, 1974;Sultz, Zielezny, and Kinyon, 1976;Pickard and Watkins, 1977).…”