Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 226-231 , November 2011

A review of the Transitional Emergency Nurse Practitioner

  • Matthew Lutze, NP BN MN (NP) MN (Critical Care)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Canterbury Hospital, Emergency Department, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 297870960; mobile: +61 401093473; fax: +61 297870311.
    • ,
  • Andrew Ratchford, MBBS FRCS FCEM FACEM

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Mona Vale Hospital, Emergency Department, Australia
    • ,
  • Margaret Fry, NP BSc M.ED PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney 2007, Australia

Received 13 April 2011 ,Revised 28 May 2011 ,Accepted 23 June 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2011.06.003

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 226-231 , November 2011

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