Storied experiences of nurse practitioners managing prehypertension in primary care

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-96

  Hernandez, Johnanna ^a   Anderson, Stoerm ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Health promotion; Nurse practitioners; Prevention; Primary care; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; NARRATION; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856875017     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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