Expanding nurse practice in COPD: Is it key to providing high quality, effective and safe patient care?

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 230-233

  Fletcher, Monica J ^a   Dahl, Birthe H ^b  

^a EDUCATION FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Central Region of Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

COPD; Education and training; Impact or outcomes; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSULTATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SAFETY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878475792     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00044     Document Type: Article

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