Epilepsy and supplementary nurse prescribing

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7532, 2006, Pages 2-

  Hosking, Patricia G ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY NURSE SPECIALIST; EXPERT NURSE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; RESPONSIBILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EPILEPSY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS;

EID: 30344432421     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7532.2     Document Type: Editorial

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