An examination of barriers to nurse practitioner endorsement in senior rural drug and alcohol nurses in new south wales

Collegian

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 79-86

  Ling, Stephen ^a,b   Curtis, Janette ^d   Brighton, Renee ^d   Dunlop, Adrian ^b,c  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Hunter New England Area Health Service   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Endorsement; Nurse Practitioner

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84877587488     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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