Nurses' representations of the positive and negative features of nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 375-384

  Lawrence, Jeanette A ^a   Wearing, Alexander J ^a   Dodds, Agnes E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; TECHNOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030207167     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1996.19021.x     Document Type: Article

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