Nurse-led primary healthcare walk-in centres: An integrative literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 248-263

  Desborough, Jane ^a   Forrest, Laura ^b   Parker, Rhian ^b  

^a ACT Health   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Literature review; Nurse practitioner; Nurse led; Primary health care; Walk in centre

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AUSTRALIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84855735462     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05798.x     Document Type: Review

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