Full nursing potential: A concept clarification

Nursing Forum

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 278-287

  Aroke, Edwin Ngomueh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept clarification; Full nursing potential; Nursing regulation; Nursing role; Nursing scope of practice

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927007302     PISSN: 00296473     EISSN: 17446198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12096     Document Type: Article

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