title: What is the 'nurse' in nurse anaesthetist? A policy and literature review.
abstract: External forces have had a direct and indirect impact on the role of the nurse. Key policy initiatives have been central to changes in administration. With management reorganisation and technical developments at the forefront of successive governments' economic and social policy, the nursing role has become diversified and increasingly specialised with perioperative practice developing as a consequence.
authors.affiliation: Swansea NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013192:Staff Development; D006113:United Kingdom