Introducing advanced practice nurses / nurse practitioners in health care systems: A framework for reflection and analysis

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 138, Issue 43-44, 2008, Pages 621-628

  De Geest, Sabina ^a,b   Moons, Philip ^a,b   Callens, Betty ^a   Gut, Chris ^a   Lindpaintner, Lyn ^a   Spirig, Rebecca ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Conceptual framework; Nurse practitioners; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; POPULATION; REVIEW;

EID: 56249105847     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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