Advanced skills for enrolled nurses: A developing classification

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 40-46

  Cusack, Lynette ^a   Smith, Morgan ^a   Cummins, Bernadette ^b   Kennewell, Louise ^b   Dennett, Lydia ^c   Pratt, Debra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Health Reform The South Australian Department of Health and Ageing Nursing and Midwifery Office   (Australia)

^c Nursing and Midwifery Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced skill; Australia; Enrolled nurse; Industrial classification; Role differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931069536     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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