The current role of the consultant nurse in critical care: Consolidation or consternation?

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-196

  Dawson, Deborah ^a   Coombs, Maureen ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced practice; Consultant nurse; Critical care; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSULTANTS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 43049102781     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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