The impact of interprofessional collaboration on the effectiveness, significance, and future of advanced practice registered nurses

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-294

  Brooten, Dorothy ^a   Youngblut, JoAnne M ^a   Hannan, Jean ^a   Guido Sanz, Frank ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice registered nurse; Interprofessional collaboration; Interprofessional education; Interprofessional practice

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860765358     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2012.02.005     Document Type: Review

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