Diabetes specialist nurses and role evolvement: A survey by Diabetes UK and ABCD of specialist diabetes services 2007

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 560-565

  James, J ^a,b   Gosden, C ^c   Winocour, P ^d   Walton, C ^e   Nagi, D ^f   Turner, B ^c   Williams, R ^g   Holt, R I G ^h  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c DIABETES UK   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical care; diabetes specialist nurses; Role development; Service fragmentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPERT NURSE; HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE CONSULTANT; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING ROLE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 65549121207     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02716.x     Document Type: Article

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