Luck: What the nurse should know about it and how it affects nursing situations

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-6

  Shearer, Ruth ^a   Davidhizar, Ruth ^a  

^a BETHEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Beliefs; Compliance; Luck

Indexed keywords

ASSERTIVENESS; CONTROL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PERSONALITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SUPERSTITION;

ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NURSING STAFF; PERSONALITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SUPERSTITIONS;

EID: 0034138210     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2000.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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