Clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners: Complementary roles for infectious disease and infection control

被引:9
作者
Gail, C
Field, KW
Simpson, T
Bond, EF
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Sch Nursing, Dept Biobehav Nursing & Hlth Syst, Int Med Clin,Harborview Med Ctr, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[2] Washington State Dept Hlth, Olympia, WA USA
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10.1016/j.ajic.2003.06.002
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: The escalation of infectious diseases worldwide heralds an unprecedented need for nurses with advanced practice graduate preparation. Objective: To describe how a graduate program prepares clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in infectious diseases or infection control to provide distinct yet complementary care for patients with contagious disease and potentially antimicrobial-resistant infections Results: The University of Washington School of Nursing launched a new master of nursing program for infectious disease and infection control to reduce the threat of infectious diseases and multiple-resistant organisms.
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