Role of sociology within the nursing enterprise: Some reflections on the unfinished debate

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-180

  Pinikahana, Jaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nursing; Nursing research; Social theory; Sociology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; THEORY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0037638754     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2003.00142.x     Document Type: Review

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