Developing an advanced nurse practitioner service in emergency care: Attitudes of nurses and doctors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-301

  Griffin, Miriam ^a   Melby, Vidar ^b  

^a LETTERKENNY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced nurse practitioner; Emergency care; Empirical research report; Healthcare staff; Questionnaire; Research report; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 33750073507     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04025.x     Document Type: Article

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