Collegian
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 77-84 , July 2010

The nurse educator role in Australian hospitals: Implications for health policy

  • Jan M. Sayers

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9685 9329.
    • ,
  • Michelle DiGiacomo

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, Curtin Health Innovation Institute, Curtin, University, Australia

Received 21 April 2010 ,Accepted 23 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2010.04.005

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