Drug information resources used by nurse practitioners and collaborating physicians at the point of care in Nova Scotia, Canada: A survey and review of the literature

BMC Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Murphy, Andrea L ^a,b   Fleming, Mark ^c   Martin Misener, Ruth ^a   Sketris, Ingrid S ^a   MacCara, Mary ^a   Gass, David ^a,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Nova Scotia Department of Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PHYSICIAN; REIMBURSEMENT; SELF REPORT; TRAINING;

EID: 33749490508     PISSN: 14726955     EISSN: 14726955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6955-5-5     Document Type: Article

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