Nurses' scope of practice and the implication for quality nursing care

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-64

 

^a Irene)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basic nursing care; Risk assessment; Scope of practice; Waterlow scale

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC NURSING CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; WATERLOW™ SCALE;

BASIC NURSING CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; WATERLOW™ SCALE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84892896619     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12058     Document Type: Article

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