Developing and supporting extended nursing roles: The challenges of NHS walk-in centres

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 241-248

  Rosen, Rebecca ^a,c   Mountford, Lesley ^b  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b Specialist Registrar   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Care Policy Programme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competencies; Nursing role; Primary care; Training; Walk in centres

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEWS; LONDON; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036688093     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02270.x     Document Type: Article

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