The role of the infection control nurse as a clinical nurse specialist or advanced nurse practitioner

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 209-212

  Ormond Walshe, S E ^a   Burke, K ^a,b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Hemel Hempstead General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 0035404156     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2001.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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