Role theory: A framework to investigate the community nurse role in contemporary health care systems

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 146-155

  Brookes, Kim ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^a   Daly, John ^a   Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community nurses; Conceptual framework; Models of care; Role theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547602632     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2007.25.1-2.146     Document Type: Review

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