Barriers to developing the nurse practitioner role in primary care - The GP perspective

Family Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 641-646

  Wilson, Ali ^a   Pearson, David ^b   Hassey, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Fisher Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing role; General practice; GP development; GP views; Nurse practitioners

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0036901162     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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