The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: A warning for medicine

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-74

  Shields, Linda ^a,b,c,d   Watson, Roger ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; EMERGENCY NURSING; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ETHICS; MILITARY NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33847704574     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.100.2.70     Document Type: Review

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