The impact of general practice nursing care on patient satisfaction and enablement in Australia: A mixed methods study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 108-119

  Desborough, Jane ^a   Bagheri, Nasser ^a   Banfield, Michelle ^a   Mills, Jane ^b   Phillips, Christine ^c   Korda, Rosemary ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; General practice nursing; Mixed methods; Nursing scope of practice; Patient enablement; Patient satisfaction; Primary health care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; NURSE; NURSING ROLE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISION; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84992207312     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.10.004     Document Type: Article

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