Health care assistants’ role, function and development: Results of a national survey

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Bowman, S ^a   Bray, K ^b   Leaver, G ^c   Pilcher, T ^d   Plowright, C ^e   Stewart, L ^f  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Evidence; Health care assistants; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PUBLISHING; REGISTERED NURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0642308314     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1478-5153.2003.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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