From caring to managing and beyond: An examination of the head nurse's role

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-28

  Drach Zahavy, Anat ^a   Dagan, Efrat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Co ordination; Head nurse; Israel; Leadership; Management; Observations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LEADERSHIP; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OBSERVATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036548477     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02142.x     Document Type: Article

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