Collaboration between pharmacists, physicians and nurse practitioners: A qualitative investigation of working relationships in the inpatient medical setting

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-184

  Makowsky, Mark J ^a   Schindel, Theresa J ^b   Rosenthal, Meagen ^b   Campbell, Katy ^b   Tsuyuki, Ross T ^a,b   Madill, Helen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internal medicine; Patient care team; Pharmacists; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEAMWORK; COOPERATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 67649236306     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820802602552     Document Type: Article

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