Extending the nursing role in Emergency Departments: Challenges for Australia

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-48

  Hudson, Paul V ^a   Marshall, Andrea P ^b,c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced practice; Clinical initiative nurse; Emergency nursing; Nurse practitioner

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949215480     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.11.003     Document Type: Note

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