The evaluation of a clinical development unit leadership preparation program by focus group interviews - Part I: Positive aspects

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 527-533

  Greenwood, Jennifer ^a   Parsons, Myra ^b  

^a Sydney ^*  (Canada)

^b ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; STRESS; TIME; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0036799455     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-6917(02)90759-8     Document Type: Article

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