Clinical nurse specialist practice patterns

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 60-68

  Mayo, Ann M ^a   Omery, Anna ^b   Agocs Scott, Lynne M ^b   Khaghani, Fatemeh ^b   Meckes, Patricia G ^b   Moti, Nora ^b   Redeemer, Jacqueline ^b   Voorhees, Marguerite ^c   Gravell, Claudette ^b   Cuenca, Emma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c Risk Management and Patient Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialist; Practice patterns; Spheres of influence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 77649173158     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e3181cf5520     Document Type: Article

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