Developing the role of the generic healthcare support worker: Phase 1 of an action research study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-334

  Rolfe, Gary ^a   Jackson, Neil ^b   Gardner, Lyn ^a   Jasper, Melanie ^a   Gale, Anne ^b  

^a School of Health and Social Care   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0033173037     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(99)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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