Maximizing Nurse Practitioners' Contributions to Primary Care Through Organizational Changes

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 109-117

  Poghosyan, Lusine ^a   Aiken, Linda H ^b  

^a School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse practitioner; organizations; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84945281808     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: 15503267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000054     Document Type: Article

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