Intensive care research coordinators: Who are they and what do they do? Results of a binational survey

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 234-242

  Rickard, Claire M ^a,b,c   Roberts, Brigit L ^c,d,e   Foote, Jonathon ^c,f   McGrail, Matthew R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Coordinators' Research Group (IRCIG)   (New Zealand)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Research Advisory Panel   (Australia)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nurse coordinator; Research; Research coordinator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749348128     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200609000-00014     Document Type: Review

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