The complexities of defining nurse practitioner scope of practice in the Australian context

Collegian

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 129-142

  Scanlon, Andrew ^a,e   Cashin, Andrew ^b   Bryce, Julianne ^c   Kelly, John G ^f   Buckely, Tom ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Australian Nursing Federation   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f John G Kelly and Associates Pty Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian legislation; Australian regulation; Nurse practitioners; Scope of practice

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84960467227     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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