Advanced nursing practice: Policy, education and role development

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1059-1066

  Furlong, Eileen ^a   Smith, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advanced nurse practitioners; Advanced nursing practice; Education; Policy; Role development

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 25844489073     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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