Conceptions of gender - A study of female and male head nurses' statements

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-186

  Nilsson, Kerstin ^a   Larsson, Ullabeth Sätterlund ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication patterns; Gender; Head nurses; Social construction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; NURSE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES, MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 15044346425     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2004.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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