Scope of emergency nurse practitioner practice: Where to beyond clinical practice guidelines?

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-82

  Lowe, Grainne ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Emergency nurse practitioner; Fast track; Scope of practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049293349     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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