The development of a framework for evaluating the impact of nurse consultant roles in the UK

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2295-2308

  Gerrish, Kate ^a   Mcdonnell, Ann ^b   Kennedy, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Case study; Impact; Nurse consultants; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; IMPACT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE CONSULTANTS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE; CASE STUDY; IMPACT; NURSE CONSULTANTS; OUTCOMES;

CONSULTANTS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884203511     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12116     Document Type: Article

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