Nephrology nursing: Blurring the boundaries: The reality of expert practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 210-218

  Bonner, Ann ^a   Walker, Annette ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Grounded theory; Nurse prescribing; Professional boundaries; Renal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MODEL; NEPHROLOGY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TRUST;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; NEPHROLOGY; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; TRUST;

EID: 0842333874     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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