Australian practice nurses' perceptions of their role and competency to provide nutrition care to patients living with chronic disease

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-208

  Cass, Sarah ^a   Ball, Lauren ^a   Leveritt, Michael ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84897882238     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY12118     Document Type: Article

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