Outcomes of nurse practitioners in acute care: An exploration

Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Sidani, Souraya ^a   Doran, Diane ^a   Porter, Heather ^b   LeFort, Sandra ^c   O'Brien Pallas, Linda Lee ^a   Zahn, Catherine ^d   Sarkissian, Sonia ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute care; Functioning; Nurse practitioners; Satisfaction with care; Sense of well being; Symptom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846870391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15236064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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