Changes in practice at the nurse-doctor interface. Using focus groups to explore the perceptions of first level nurses working in an acute care setting

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 124-131

  Jones, Angela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expanding roles; Focus groups; Nurse doctor interface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE; NURSING; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN; UNITED KINGDOM; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 0037264239     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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