Abstract
This chapter will offer the reader an outline of the current medical and surgical setting in Australia, and a description of contemporary key practice challenges that medical and surgical nurses face. It will also offer a description of pathways to practice in medical and surgical nursing and an overview of future challenges to nursing and nurses who practice in this area.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nursing in Australia: Contemporary Professional and Practice Insights |
| Editors | Nathan J. Wilson, Peter Lewis, Leanne Hunt, Lisa Whitehead |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 78-87 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003120698 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367637859 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |