The role of the public health nurse in a changing society

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 743-752

  Philibin, Caitriona Aine Nic ^a   Griffiths, Colin ^a   Byrne, Gobnait ^a   Horan, Paul ^a   Brady, Anne Marie ^a   Begley, Cecily ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Community nursing; Generalist nurse; Public health nursing; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL CHANGE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77951552285     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05226.x     Document Type: Article

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