Perceived barriers to the sustainability and progression of nurse practitioners

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-153

  Keating, Simon F J ^a   Thompson, John P ^a   Lee, Geraldine A ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency nurse practitioner; Role progression; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TRAINING SUPPORT; VICTORIA;

EID: 77955562096     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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