Delivering specialized palliative care in the community: A new role for nurse practitioners

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Deitrick, Lynn M ^a   Rockwell, Elke H ^b   Gratz, Nancy ^c   Davidson, Carolyn ^a   Lukas, Lou ^b   Stevens, Donna ^b   Fitzgerald, Gretchen ^b   Naugle, Michele ^b   Wolf, Jacaline ^b   Sikora, Barbara ^b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OACIS Services   (United States)

^c Department of Family Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

advanced practice nurse; chronic illness; palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955136597     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e318235834f     Document Type: Article

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