Advanced nursing practitioners in primary care settings: An exploration of the developing roles

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 630-642

  Carnwell, Ros ^a   Daly, William M ^b  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced nurse practitioners; Primary care; Role development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER MOBILITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141957361     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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