Deconstructing the myth of the advanced practice blended role: Support for role divergence

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 393-398

  Mick, Diane J ^a,b   Ackerman, Michael H ^b  

^a Center for Clinical Research On Aging   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HISTORY; IDEOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036849748     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhl.2002.129444     Document Type: Article

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