title: The respiratory nurse specialist role at a medical assessment unit.
abstract: The development of new nursing roles such as the nurse practitioner has been driven by the shortage of junior doctors and the initiative that advocates the reduction of junior doctors' hours (Dowling, 1996). Todd (1997) identified other factors that have also fuelled these initiatives, including: The abolition of nursing extended roles in 1992; The unmet needs of certain patient groups; The pressure to deliver clinically efficient and cost-effective health care; A change in the expectations of patients.
authors.affiliation: Glenfield Hospital, Leicester.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration