Occupational prestige for registered nurses in the Asia-Pacific region: Status consensus

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Johnson, Maree ^a,b   Cook Bowman, Candice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus; Nurses; Occupational prestige; Status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSES; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0043265772     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(97)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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