The role of Government policy in supporting nurse-led care in general practice in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia: An adapted realist review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 963-980

  Hoare, Karen J ^a,b   Mills, Jane ^c   Francis, Karen ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Clinical governance; General practice; New Zealand; Nurse led care; Practice nurse; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AUSTRALIA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL GOVERNANCE; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84858865343     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05870.x     Document Type: Review

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