The 5 R's of becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner: Rationale, readying, roles, rules, and reality

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 20-24

  Johnson, Barbara Schoen ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032159926     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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