The contribution of the Patient Support Assistant to direct patient care: An exploration of nursing and PSA role perceptions

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-188

  Conway, Jane ^a   Kearin, Mark ^a  

^a Learning and Development Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistants in nursing; Patient support; Registered nurse; Roles and functions; Unlicensed assistants; Unregulated health workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547546986     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2007.24.2.175     Document Type: Article

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