JAMDA
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15 , January 2004

Utilization of Nurse Practitioners in Long-Term Care: Findings and Implications of a National Survey

  • Peri Rosenfeld, PhD

      Affiliations

    • John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, West Bath, ME
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  • Mia Kobayashi, MS, RN, PHN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nursing, New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, West Bath, ME
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  • Patricia Barber, RN, MPA

      Affiliations

    • Occupational Health Associates, West Bath, ME
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  • Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, West Bath, ME
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education, Director, The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursing, 246 Greene Street, New York, NY 10003–6677.

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