Registered nurses as members of interprofessional primary health care teams in remote or isolated areas of Queensland: Collaboration, communication and partnerships in practice

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 587-596

  Mills, Jane Elizabeth ^a   Francis, Karen ^b   Birks, Melanie ^b   Coyle, Meaghan ^b   Henderson, Sue ^b   Jones, Jan ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; indigenous health services; interprofessional relationships; nursing role; primary health care; remote and isolated nursing; remote consultation

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANPOWER; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77955903994     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561821003624630     Document Type: Article

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