Clients understanding of the role of nurse practitioners

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Allnutt, Jane ^a   Allnutt, Nissa ^a   McMaster, Rose ^a   O'Connell, Jane ^a   Middleton, Sandy ^a   Hillege, Sharon ^b   Della, Phillip R ^c   Gardner, Glenn E ^d   Gardner, Anne ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951898649     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09688     Document Type: Article

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