A trial of nurse practitioner scope of practice

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-145

  Gardner, Anne ^a,b,e   Gardner, Glenn ^c,d  

^a CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e Cabrini Malvern   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care nursing; Nurse practitioner; Scope of practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MODEL; NURSE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CHILD; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 12344304627     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03273.x     Document Type: Article

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