Implementing clinical guidelines for acute stroke management: Do nurses have a lead role?

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 53-58

  Hill, Kelvin ^a   Middleton, Sandy ^b,c   O'Brien, Elizabeth ^d   Lalor, Erin ^a  

^a National Stroke Foundation Australia   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Nursing Research Institute   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Implementation; Nurses; Stroke; Stroke care team

Indexed keywords

EID: 66849108654     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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