Perceptions of changes in public health nursing practice: A Canadian perspective

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 85-94

  Reutter, Linda I ^a   Ford, Joan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Changes; Public health nursing practice; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK;

ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031990285     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(97)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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