Assistant practitioners: Lessons learned from licensed practical nurses

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1160-1167

  Whittingham, Katrina ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistant practitioner; Career progression; Education and training; Licensed practical nurse; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869146691     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.19.1160     Document Type: Article

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