15662. A NURSE PRACTITIONER BASED WORKSITE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. This paper describes the theoretical framework and design of a weight management (weight loss) program to be designed and implemented by a staff Nurse Practitioner at the target facility's (a large long-term nursing care facility with 1,200 employees) in-house employees clinic. Provides an overview of current theories and techniques in weight management; discusses current definitions of obesity; considers the importance of designing the program to suit the individual needs of a multi-cultural employee population; and provides a rationale for the use of the Nurse Practitioner (versus physician or paraprofessional) as the program director. KEYWORDS: nursing intervention program weight loss employees. APA Style. 19 pages, 70 footnotes, 25 bibliographic sources. 5,041 words.