The content of the work of clinical nurse specialists described by use of daily activity diaries

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1393-1404

  Oddsdóttir, Elín Jakobína ^a   Sveinsdóttir, Herdís ^b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Advanced practice nursing; Clinical nurse specialist; Consultant nurse; Hospital setting; Nurse practitioner; Role; Scope of practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ICELAND; MANPOWER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ICELAND; NURSE'S ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 79954583935     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03652.x     Document Type: Article

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