Multidisciplinary nursing: Re-thinking role boundaries

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 625-629

  Pearson, Alan ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Mealtimes; Multidisciplinary nursing; Non nursing duties; Role boundaries

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEAL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AUSTRALIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; NURSING CARE;

EID: 0141888356     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00794.x     Document Type: Review

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