The Case for the Use of Nurse Practitioners in the Care of Children with Medical Complexity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. What is a Nurse Practitioner?
3. Care Coordination
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Samuels, C.; Harris, T.; Gonzales, T.; Mosquera, R.A. The Case for the Use of Nurse Practitioners in the Care of Children with Medical Complexity. Children 2017, 4, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4040024
Samuels C, Harris T, Gonzales T, Mosquera RA. The Case for the Use of Nurse Practitioners in the Care of Children with Medical Complexity. Children. 2017; 4(4):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4040024
Chicago/Turabian StyleSamuels, Cheryl, Tomika Harris, Traci Gonzales, and Ricardo A. Mosquera. 2017. "The Case for the Use of Nurse Practitioners in the Care of Children with Medical Complexity" Children 4, no. 4: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4040024