Advanced practice: A clinical or political issue?

Canadian Nurse

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Perron, Amélie ^a   Holmes, Dave ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Advanced practice nurses; Expertise; Legitimacy; Professionalization; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD;

CANADA; CREDENTIALING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPECIALISM; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 33748581626     PISSN: 00084581     EISSN: 14925494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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