The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of clinical nurse specialists in outpatient roles: A systematic review

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1106-1123

  Kilpatrick, Kelley ^a,b,c   Kaasalainen, Sharon ^d   Donald, Faith ^a,f   Reid, Kim ^g   Carter, Nancy ^a,d   Bryant Lukosius, Denise ^a,d,e   Martin Misener, Ruth ^a,h   Harbman, Patricia ^a,d,f   Marshall, Deborah Anne ^i,j   Charbonneau Smith, Renee ^a,d   Dicenso, Alba ^a,d,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g KJ Research   (Canada)

^h DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

ambulatory care; clinical nurse specialist; cost effectiveness; economic evaluation; health services research; nurse specialist; nursing; outpatient care; systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NURSING ROLE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AMBULATORY CARE; CANADA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AMBULATORY CARE; CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84919482428     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12219     Document Type: Review

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