Is heart failure nursing practice at the level of a clinical nurse specialist or advanced nurse practitioner? The Irish experience

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-105

  Ryder, Mary ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advanced nurse practitioners; Heart failure nursing; Ireland

Indexed keywords

EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 19344364179     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.12.001     Document Type: Review

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