Nurse led care

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What's the difference between medical and nursing care? The answer is not straightforward, but shortages in the medical workforce mean that nurses are increasingly called on to undertake work that was previously done by doctors (such as undertaking surgery,1 prescribing drugs, performing triage in emergency departments), whereas shortages in the nursing workforce mean that healthcare assistants now do many tasks that nurses are trained to do. This fluidity in professional roles and competencies enables the health workforce to respond to need, but are outcomes for patients being improved? Do these benefits come at an additional cost, and if so, are they worth paying for?

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Cullum, N (nac2@york.ac.uk) Spilsbury, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6908-0032 Richardson, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2360-4566
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
Keywords:	RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL,INTERMEDIATE CARE,UNIT,COST
Dates:	Published: 26 March 2005
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York)
Depositing User:	Sherpa Assistant
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2006
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2025 00:03
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7493.682
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1136/bmj.330.7493.682
Related URLs:	http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7493...
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:964

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