Expanding acute care nurse practitioner practice: Focus on emergency department practice

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 187-189

  Cole, Frank L ^a   Kleinpell, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ACUTE DISEASE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TEXAS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745494533     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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