Expanding the role of advanced nurse practitioners - Risks and rewards

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 368, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 1935-1941

  Iglehart, John K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAW; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; REWARD; RISK FACTOR; SCOPE OF PRACTICE;

EID: 84877757737     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr1301084     Document Type: Article

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