The core role of the nurse practitioner: Practice, professionalism and clinical leadership

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1818-1825

  Carryer, Jenny ^a   Gardner, Glenn ^b   Dunn, Sandra ^c   Gardner, Anne ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Core role; Nurse practitioner; Nurses; Nursing; Scope of practice

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LICENSING; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD;

ACCREDITATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LICENSURE, NURSING; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 34548771737     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01823.x     Document Type: Article

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