The influence of a nurse practitioner on out of hours work intensity for surgical house officers

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 52-53

  Henderson, N C ^a   Cookson, D T ^a   Plumley, R ^a   Cairns, M ^a   Paterson Brown, Simon ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nurse practitioner; Out of hours work intensity; Surgical house officer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NIGHT WORK; NURSE PRACTITIONER; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032911866     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693309904400208     Document Type: Article

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