The Use of Unregulated Staff: Time for Regulation?

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 42-48

  Duffield, Christine M ^a,b,c   Twigg, Di E ^b,c   Pugh, Judith D ^b   Evans, Gemma ^b   Dimitrelis, Sofia ^a   Roche, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

nursing support worker; patient outcomes; registered nurse; regulation; scope of practice; skill mix

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904162205     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154414529337     Document Type: Article

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