A tale of two APNs: Addressing blurred practice boundaries in APN practice

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  McCabe, Susan ^a   Burman, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

APN; Blurred roles; NP practice roles; Practice boundaries; Scope and practice

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; WYOMING;

EID: 33645232952     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2006.00044.x     Document Type: Review

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