How are acute care nurse practitioners enacting their roles in healthcare teams? A descriptive multiple-case study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 850-862

  Kilpatrick, Kelley ^a   Lavoie Tremblay, Mélanie ^b   Ritchie, Judith A ^b   Lamothe, Lise ^c   Doran, Diane ^d   Rochefort, Christian ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Cardiology service; Nurse practitioner; Patient care team; Scope of practice; Time and motion studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUEBEC;

EID: 84863108395     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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