The role and effectiveness of a nurse practitioner led critical care outreach service

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 375-382

  Pirret, Alison M ^a,b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Critical care outreach; Intensive care; Nurse practitioner

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 54849424536     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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