How nurse practitioners make decisions regarding coronary heart disease risk: A social judgment analysis

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-40

  Stamp, Kelly D ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurse; Coronary heart disease risk; Decision making; Education; Nurse practitioner

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CORONARY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; RISK FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865977531     PISSN: 20473087     EISSN: 20473095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-3095.2011.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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