The clinical initiative nurse: Extending the role of the emergency nurse, who benefits?

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 9-12

  Fry, Margaret ^a   Jones, Keryn ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care models; Emergency education; Extended nursing roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748510570     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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