INDEPENDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

Authors
SMITH SMS
Citation
Sms. Smith, INDEPENDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER - ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, The Nursing clinics of North America, 31(3), 1996, pp. 549
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
The Nursing clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296465
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6465(1996)31:3<549:INP-AN>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Within the last decade, changes have been witnessed in nursing practic e, including Queensland, Australia. These changes occurred when nursin g under ent restructuring in most states of Australia. The result was that the focus moved to recognize clinical expertise rather than years of service. This change in focus provided a career path for professio nal nursing practice. The author presents her own experiences and disc usses all of the important aspects of advanced practice nursing in thi s country.