Nurse and allied health professional consultants: Perceptions and experiences of the role

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 537-544

  Stevenson, Kay ^a   Ryan, Sarah ^a   Masterson, Abigail ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Abi Masterson Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Nurses; Nursing; Professional boundaries; Qualitative study; Role development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE;

EID: 78651255170     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03506.x     Document Type: Article

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