International Emergency Nursing
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 147-153 , July 2010

Perceived barriers to the sustainability and progression of nurse practitioners

  • Simon F.J. Keating, RN, BN, Business Dip, GradDip NsG (Acute Care) MN (Emergency Nurse Practitioner)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Alfred Emergency and Trauma Centre, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Melbourne 3181, Victoria, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9076 3405; fax: +61 3 8532 1100.
    • ,
  • John P. Thompson, RN, BN, CCC (Emergency Nurse Practitioner Candidate)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Geraldine A. Lee, NFESC, MPhil, BSc, RGN (Lecturer, Co-ordinator of Nurse Practitioner Masters programme)

      Affiliations

    • La Trobe University/Alfred Clinical School of Nursing, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Received 14 July 2009 ,Revised 12 September 2009 ,Accepted 15 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2009.09.003

International Emergency Nursing
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