The diagnosis and management of acute childhood illness: Is there a role for health visitors?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1492-1498

  Kendrick, Denise ^a   Young, Anousha ^a   Futers, Debbie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Nottingham ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute childhood illness; Extended role; Health visiting; Nurse practitioner; Nursing; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; ROLE PLAYING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; ROLE;

EID: 0034572507     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01612.x     Document Type: Article

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