142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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This text examines the potential of nurses to provide a first-point-of-contact consultation service as an alternative to going to see the doctor. It analyzes the different nurse practitioners models around the world and presents a proposal for the UK. Using research material to describe the impact of this kind of nurse practitioners on patients, doctors and other nurses, the book proposes practical steps through which this model can be implemented and considers the professional implications for doctors and nurses.
An alternative to seeing the doctor; nurse practitioners in the UK; the consulation experience; nurse practitioners and the organization of primary care; the nurse practitioner role - professional implication for doctors and nurses; practical steps.
Biography
Naomi Chambers