Heart failure nursing in Australia: Challenges, strengths, and opportunities

Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 195-197

  Davidson, Patricia M ^a   Driscoll, Andrea ^b   Clark, Robyn ^c   Newton, Phillip J ^a   Stewart, Simon ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FORECASTING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; TELEPHONE;

EID: 61949160941     PISSN: 08897204     EISSN: 17517117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7117.2008.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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