Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 20-27 , February 2008

Nurse practitioner candidates: Shifting professional boundaries

  • Janet Searle, RN, MHA, Grad Dip Critical Care

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Received 9 March 2007 ,Revised 3 June 2007 ,Accepted 16 June 2007.

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PII: S1574-6267(07)00106-1

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.06.003

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 20-27 , February 2008

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