Roles, responsibilities and scope of practice: Describing the 'state of play' for infection control professionals in Australia and New Zealand

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-35

  Hall, Lisa ^a   Halton, Kate ^a   Macbeth, Deborough ^b   Gardner, Anne ^c   Mitchell, Brett ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; REGISTERED NURSE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCOPE OF PRACTICE;

EID: 84923865051     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI14037     Document Type: Article

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