Action research in action: Reflections on a project to introduce Clinical Practice Facilitators to an acute hospital setting

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 652-659

  Kelly, Daniel ^a   Simpson, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Collaboration; Nursing competencies; Organizational change; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0035292936     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01698.x     Document Type: Article

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