Expanding the scope of practice for enrolled nurses working in an Australian rural health service - Implications for job satisfaction

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 432-438

  Hoodless, Mary ^a   Bourke, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enrolled nurse; Expanded scope of practice; Job satisfaction; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349102287     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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