A Model for the Future: Certified nurse-midwives replace residents and house staff in hospitals

Nursing and Health Care Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-33

  Ament, Lynette A ^a   Hanson, Lisa ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 0031598660     PISSN: 10942831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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