Advanced practice nurse outcomes 1990=2008: A systematic review

Nursing Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 230-250

  Newhouse, Robin P ^a   Stanik Hutt, Julie ^b   White, Kathleen M ^b   Johantgen, Meg ^a   Bass, Eric B ^c   Zangaro, George ^d   Wilson, Renee F ^c   Fountain, Lily ^b   Steinwachs, Donald M ^e   Heindel, Lou ^a   Weiner, Jonathan P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MANPOWER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858983561     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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