The use of metaphor in district nursing: Maintaining a balance

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 106-112

  Goodman, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

District nursing; Emotional work; Metaphor; New NHS; Power; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; METAPHOR; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION;

EID: 0035220967     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01643.x     Document Type: Article

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