A trial of nurse practitioner scope of practice
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A trial of nurse practitioner scope of practice.
AIMS The aim of this paper is to report a trial to investigate the feasibility of the nurse practitioner role in local health service delivery and to provide information about the educational and legislative requirements for nurse practitioner practice. BACKGROUND Nurse practitioners have been shown to offer a beneficial service and fill a gap in health care provision. However, the lack of pu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Advanced Nursing
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0309-2402,1365-2648
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03273.x