The evolving role of the acute care nurse practitioner in critical care

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 609-613

  Howie Esquivel, Jill ^a   Fontaine, Dorrie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care nurse practitioner; Advanced practice nursing; Nursing roles

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; NETHERLANDS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CRITICAL CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33750551059     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32800ff256     Document Type: Review

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