Nurses in advanced roles: a review of acceptability in Portugal Las enfermeras de competencias avanzadas: una revisión de aceptación en Portugal Enfermeiros em funções avançadas: uma análise da aceitação em Portugal

• Main Authors: James Buchan (Author), Marta Temido (Author), Ines Fronteira (Author), Luis Lapão (Author), Gilles Dussault (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This paper focuses on the policy context for the deployment of nurses in advanced roles, with particular reference to Portugal. The health sector in Portugal, as in all countries, is labour intensive, and the scope to utilise nurses in more advanced roles is currently being debated. METHO...