Nursing generations: An expanded look at the emergence of conflict and its resolution

Health Care Manager

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-64

  Swearingen, Sandra ^a   Liberman, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby boomers; Cohort; Conflict; Generation X; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842862839     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200401000-00010     Document Type: Article

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