Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 169-174 , September 2009

Delphi Survey of Barriers and Organizational Factors Influencing Nurses' Participation in Patient Care Rounds

  • Marlene Walden, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, CCNS

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Programs, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, Mailcode D0100, Austin, TX
    • Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Marlene Walden, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, CCNS, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Programs, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, 1700 Red River, Mailcode D0100, Austin, TX 78701-1499.
    • ,
  • Elizabeth “Charley” Elliott, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Practice Nurses, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Mary Ann Gregurich, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX

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PII: S1527-3369(09)00090-7

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2009.07.001

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 169-174 , September 2009

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