Roles and functions of enrolled nurses in Australia: Perspectives of enrolled nurses and registered nurses

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2018, Pages e913-e920

  Endacott, Ruth ^a,b   O'Connor, Margaret ^a   Williams, Allison ^a,c   Wood, Pamela ^d   McKenna, Lisa ^e   Griffiths, Debra ^a   Moss, Cheryle ^a   Della, Phillip ^f   Cross, Wendy ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

nursing activity; role development; survey; workforce planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; REGISTERED NURSE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; WORKPLACE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85044256590     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13987     Document Type: Article

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