Nurses' views on empowerment: A critical social theory perspective

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 529-536

  Fulton, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical social theory; Empowerment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FREEDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; FREEDOM; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NURSING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 0031228823     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.t01-13-00999.x     Document Type: Review

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