The accountability of emergency nurse practitioners
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The accountability of emergency nurse practitioners

Andriana Iankova Staff nurse, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, Halifax, University of East Anglia, Norwich

The accountability of emergency nurse practitioners is a complex issue, says ANDRIANA IANKOVA, who focuses here on requesting and interpreting X-rays

During the past decade, the nursing profession has helped to plan and shape the future of the NHS by implementing government strategies to extend professional roles and encourage nurses to work outside their traditional responsibilities (Department of Health 1997, NHS Management Executive 1993).

Emergency Nurse. 14, 6, 20-25. doi: 10.7748/en2006.10.14.6.20.c4213

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