Evaluating a nurse practitioner service

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 30-34

  McMullen, Maureen ^a   Alexander, Mary K ^a   Bourgeois, Anne ^a   Goodman, Lillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 1942529474     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200109000-00008     Document Type: Article

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