Approved for one
year with the following terms. The title of this collection has
been changed to "Ethical Issues Associated with Nurse Practitioner
and Physician Assistant Practice." This study is not meant to be a
comparative analysis. If the response rate falls below 80%, the
program office will conduct a bias analysis.__Questions have been
added to the survey instrument as indicated in the July 13, 2002
memo to OMB.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2003
07/31/2003
3,900
0
0
1,287
0
0
0
0
0
This is a cross-sectional nationally
representative group comparision of Nurse Practitioners and
Physician Assistants in primary care using a mailed
self-administered questionnaire. This survey will involve 3900
primary care practitioners in the United States. It is intended to
provide informmation regarding practitioners' perceptions of
ethical concerns and conflicts in the provision of patient care as
well as examine issues associated with ethics education. Data will
be analyzed using multivariate techniques and all data will be
reported in the aggregate.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.