Levels of autonomy of nurse practitioners in an acute care setting

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 500-507

  Cajulis, Corazon B ^a,c   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acute care setting; Autonomy; Dempster Practice Behaviors Scale; Nurse practitioners

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 34848834799     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2007.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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