The emergency nurse practitioner role in major accident and emergency departments: Professional issues and the research agenda

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 364-370

  Tye, Christopher C ^a,b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Emergency nurse practitioner; Professional issues; Research

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 0031203770     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997026364.x     Document Type: Article

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