Developing a neonatal workforce: Role evolution and retention of advanced neonatal nurse practitioners

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Smith, S L ^b   Hall, M A ^a,c  

^a PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEONATOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0042762746     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 13592998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.88.5.f426     Document Type: Article

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