The Advanced Practice Nurse in Gastroenterology: Identifying and Comparing Care Interactions of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 239-245

  Hillier, Anne ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 0035469162     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-200109000-00005     Document Type: Article

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