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Ambulatory nursing: profiling the scope of practice in a paediatric teaching hospital.

Thomas M. MacDonald, Hélène Thibault

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The article discusses how one hospital with a large outpatient service, evaluated the role of nursing in ambulatory care. Using a validated conceptual framework consisting of Ambulatory Care Areas of Responsibility and Nursing Activities, data was collected and a profile was created detailing the nursing role in each clinic or service.

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Key concepts: Nursing, Ambulatory, Scope (computer science), Ambulatory care nursing, Ambulatory care, Medicine, Nursing research, Profiling (computer programming)