Spheres of influence or autonomy? A discourse analysis of the introduction of Nurse Practitioners in rural and remote Australia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-46

  Turner, Clare ^a   Keyzer, Dirk ^a   Rudge, Trudy ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Critical discourse analysis; Nurse Practitioner; Professional autonomy; Rural and remote nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34249981743     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04275.x     Document Type: Article

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