Assessing the impact of nurse and allied health professional consultants: Developing an activity diary

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 17-18, 2010, Pages 2565-2573

  Humphreys, Ann ^a   Richardson, Janet ^a   Stenhouse, Elizabeth ^a   Watkins, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity diary; Allied health professionals; Consultant role; Expert practice; Leadership; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77955933362     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03022.x     Document Type: Article

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