Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79 , May 2007

Clinical initiative nurses and nurse practitioners in the emergency department: What's in a name?

  • Andrew Cashin, RN, NP, PhD, Dip App Sci(Nurs.), BHSc(Nurs.), Grad Cert PTT, MN

      Affiliations

    • Faculty Nursing Midwifery and Health, UTS, NSW, Australia
    • Justice Health, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Faculty Nursing Midwifery and Health, UTS, NSW, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 83723001; fax: +61 2 93444151.
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  • Cheryl D. Waters, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty Nursing Midwifery and Health, UTS, NSW, Australia
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  • Jane O’Connell, RN, NP, Grad Cert EmgNsg, MN

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, NSW, Australia
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  • Luke Christofis, RN, NP, BN, Grad Cert EmgNsg, MNP (Emg)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA, Australia
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  • Anne Lentakis, RN, NP, BN, Grad Cert EmgNsg, MNP (Emg)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA, Australia
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  • Monica Rossi, RN, BN, Grad Cert Emerg Nur, MN

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Mt Druitt Hospital, NSW, Australia
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  • Dianne Crellin, RN, BN, Cert Emerg, Grad Dip Paed, MN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

Received 20 December 2006 ,Revised 5 February 2007 ,Accepted 11 February 2007.

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PII: S1574-6267(07)00032-8

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.02.001

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79 , May 2007

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