Evaluation of a nurse consultant's clinical activities and the search for patient outcomes in critical care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1106-1114

  Fairley, Debra ^a,c   Closs, S Jose ^b  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical activities; Evaluation; Nurse consultant; Patient outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTANTS; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 33747064655     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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