The development of clinical nurse specialist roles in Ireland

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 868-872

  Doody, Owen ^a   Bailey, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Career pathway; Clinical nurse specialist; Core concepts; Framework; Ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961063538     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.14.868     Document Type: Article

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