Table 3.

NREM variables examined in the articles

Structure	Process	Outcome
Patient Characteristics: Age1,3,4,9,10,12,13,15 Sex3,4,10,12,15 Ethnicity3,10 Medical Diagnosis3,5,9,10,12,15 Severity of Illness4,5,8,9,14,15 Cognitive Status1,13 Comorbidities10,13,15 Severity of Illness13 Baseline Functional Ability13 Nurse Characteristics: Age9,7,14 Sex7,14 Ethnicity7,14 Education3,9,7,13,14,15 Experience4,5,7,13,14,15 Skill Level9,13,15 Proportion of visits made by an RN12 Length of Employment3,7 Organizational Characteristics: Work Hours9,14 Staffing Patterns/Staff Mix3,13,14,15 Workload6,14,15 Work Environment7,9,15 Hospital Characteristics4,7,8 Structural Empowerment7,8 Clinic‐Community Relationships14,15 Technology6,14	Independent Role: Self‐Care Assistance1,2,11 Physical Comfort Promotion1,2 Elimination Management1,2 Immobility Management1,2,11 Patient Education1,2,14 Activity & Exercise Enhancement1,2,14 Drug Management2 Respiratory Management2 Health System Mediation1, 2 Mouth Care13 Support for Patient/Families4,11 Assess Patient History and Chief Complaint14 Nurse Advice14 Triaging14 Developing Plan of Nursing Care14 Evaluation of Patient/Family Education14 Evaluation of Treatment/Procedure14 Nursing Physical Assessments14 Reviewing Discharge Instructions14 Goal Setting with Patient14 Arranging for At‐Home Equipment14 Consistency of Nurse Provider12 Nursing Interventions12,15 Medical Care‐Related Role: Initiating and Managing Medication4,11,14 Initiating & Managing Treatment14 Assessing Laboratory Test Results14 Coordinating Next Laboratory Test14 Coordinating Diagnostic Procedure14 Interdependent Role: Coordination of Care3,14,15,19 Quality of Communication3,7,8,9,10,15 Consult with Clinicians on Plan of Care14 Evaluation of Discharge Readiness14 Evaluation of Medication Effect14 Assist Other Clinicians14 Case Management15	Patient: Functional Status1,2,9,13 Therapeutic Self‐Care1,2,3,9 Symptom Frequency and Severity2 Pressure Ulcer8, 12 Patient Satisfaction9,13,16 Adverse Events4,5 Clinical Outcomes13 Costs of treatment and medications13 Pain12, 13 Dyspnea12 Falls12 Otitis Media15 Prenatal Care15 Care of Newborn 1st Year15 Hypertension15 Mental Health16 Substance Addiction16 Nurse: Knowledge of Guidelines15 Responsibility for Autonomous Practice15 Communication15 Time for Communication15 Mechanism for Follow‐up15 Standard of Care15 Appropriate Referrals15 Appropriate Interventions15 Referral Notes15 Managing Follow‐Up with Consultant15

¹Doran et al. (2006a); ²Doran et al. (2006b); ³Doran et al. (2002); ⁴Endacott et al. (2009); ⁵Gazarian, Moineddin, and Agha (2008); ⁶Kossman and Scheidenhelm (2008); ⁷Manojlovich (2005); ⁸Manojlovich et al. (2009); ⁹Salgueiro et al. (2014); ¹⁰Saunders (2011); ¹¹White et al. (2015); ¹²Doran et al. (2014); ¹³Landesman et al. (2003); ¹⁴Rondinelli et al., 2014; ¹⁵Tarlier (2006); ¹⁶Seabra et al. (2017).

Note: original Nursing Role Effectiveness Model articles and review papers are not included in table.