Knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians toward the nurse practitioner role in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 124-131

  Nasaif, Husain Ali ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Primary care nurse practitioner; Primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BAHRAIN; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BAHRAIN; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84858021184     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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