Clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners: Complementary roles for infectious disease and infection control

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-242

  Gail, Cheri ^a,c   Field, Kimberly Willis ^b   Simpson, Terri ^c   Bond, Eleanor F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROTECTION; REVIEW;

EID: 3042835748     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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