Characteristics of risk in patients of nurse practitioner safety net practices

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 474-479

  Fiandt, Kathryn ^a   Doeschot, Christy ^b   Lanning, Julie ^c   Latzke, Lorrie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Veterans Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk populations; Nurse practitioner practice; Nurse managed health centers; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK; RISK-TAKING; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77956447886     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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