The identification of clinical and professional leadership activities of advanced practitioners: Findings from the Specialist Clinical and Advanced Practitioner Evaluation study in Ireland

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1037-1050

  Elliott, Naomi ^a   Higgins, Agnes ^a   Begley, Cecily ^a   Lalor, Joan ^a   Sheerin, Fintan ^a   Coyne, Imelda ^a   Murphy, Kathy ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advanced nurse midwife practitioner; Case study; Clinical leadership; Clinical nurse midwife specialist; Evaluation; Ireland; Professional leadership

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84875593869     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06090.x     Document Type: Article

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