The work of nurse practitioners

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2160-2169

  Gardner, Glenn ^a   Gardner, Anne ^b   Middleton, Sandy ^c   Della, Phillip ^d   Kain, Victoria ^e   Doubrovsky, Anna ^f  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Townsville Health Service District   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity sampling; Advanced practice nursing; Nurse practitioner; Work observation; Work sampling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING SERVICES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956295380     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05379.x     Document Type: Article

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