Pushing boundaries in paediatric intensive care: Training as a paediatric retrieval nurse practitioner

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 74-80

  Davies, Jo ^a   Lynch, Fiona ^b  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ESPNIC Nursing   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Assessment of competency; Nurse practitioner; Paediatric intensive care; Retrieval transport

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; EDUCATION, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 38449105312     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2006.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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