Balancing nurse empowerment with improved practice and care: An evaluation of the impact of shared governance

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 192-200

  Mitchell, Martin ^a   Brooks, Fiona ^a   Pugh, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Empowerment; Information sharing; Patient care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141971598     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969900400307     Document Type: Article

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