Scope of practice for australian enrolled nurses: Evolution and practice issues

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-163

  Jacob, Elisabeth Ruth ^a   Barnett, Anthony ^b   Sellick, Kenneth ^a   Mckenna, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Enrolled nurses; Nursing roles; Scope of practice; Skill mix

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892509786     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2013.45.2.155     Document Type: Article

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