The nurse specialist role in Hong Kong: Perceptions of nurse specialists, doctors and staff nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-40

  Chang, Ka Pik Katherine ^a   Wong, Kwok Shing Thomas ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nurse specialist; Research; Role clarification; Role delineation; Role perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035491551     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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