Impact of The Patient's Charter on A&E departments. 2: The emergency nurse practitioner.
This article is the second of a two-part study based upon the results of a national survey of senior nurses in accident and emergency (A&E) departments. It explores the development of the nurse practitioner role in A&E. In particular, the extent to which this expanded role has become a means by which patients with minor injuries can be 'fast-tracked', to the possible detriment of more holistic goals for care delivery.
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research