Advanced practice nursing role development: Factor analysis of a modified role delineation tool

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1369-1379

  Chang, Anne M ^a,b   Gardner, Glenn E ^a,b   Duffield, Christine ^c   Ramis, Mary Anne ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Factor analysis; Instrument development; Nurse's role; Nursing evaluation research; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860317049     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05850.x     Document Type: Article

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