Praxis and the role development of the acute care nurse practitioner

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-126

  Kilpatrick, Kelley ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute care nurse practitioner; Praxis; Reflection; Role development

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE ANESTHETIST; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; THINKING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; THINKING;

EID: 43449126490     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2008.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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