Evaluating the perceived role of the nurse consultant through the lived experience of healthcare professionals

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2066-2080

  McSherry, Rob ^a   Mudd, Dave ^a   Campbell, Steve ^b,c,d  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Research and Development ^*

^d CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Nurse consultant; Nurses; Nursing; Qualitative research; Semi structured interviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE ATTITUDE;

CONSULTANTS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; NURSE'S ROLE;

EID: 35148878115     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01594.x     Document Type: Article

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