Measuring the impact of advanced practice nursing on achieving cost-quality outcomes: Issues and challenges

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 32-40

  Carroll, Theresa L ^a   Fay, Vaunette P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurse; Cost; Outcomes; Quality

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031157613     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: 15505103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006216-199702140-00007     Document Type: Article

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