An exploratory study in a community National Health Service Trust to understand why enrolled nurses choose not to convert to first-level registration

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 343-352

  Webb, B ^a,b  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035523976     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0966-0429.2001.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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