Nurse Practitioner competency standards: Findings from collaborative Australian and New Zealand research

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 601-610

  Gardner, Glenn ^a   Carryer, Jenny ^b   Gardner, Anne ^c   Dunn, Sandra ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capability; Nurse practitioner; Practice competencies; Practice standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; LICENSING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CODES OF ETHICS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; LICENSURE, NURSING; MODELS, NURSING; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33744900880     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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