An investigation of the role nurses play in Norwegian home care

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 497-502

  Johansen, Edda ^a,b   Fagerström, Lisbeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Sykehuset Buskerud HF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Competence; Home care services; Home nursing; Norway; Nurse role

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958613259     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2010.15.10.78742     Document Type: Article

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