Primary Palliative Care Clinic Pilot Project demonstrates benefits of a nurse practitioner-directed clinic providing primary and palliative care

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-58

  Owens, Darrell ^a   Eby, Kerry ^b   Burson, Sean ^c   Green, Meghan ^d   McGoodwin, Wendy ^a   Isaac, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Overlake Hospital   (United States)

^c St John Providence Health System   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse practitioners; Nurse managed clinics; Palliative care; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84855963987     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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