Professional and organizational learning: Analysing the relationship with the development of practice

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 264-272

  Clarke, Charlotte L ^a   Wilcockson, Jane ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Action research; Nursing health care; Organizational learning; Practice development; Professional learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035321855     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01753.x     Document Type: Article

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