Transforming the obstetric nursing workforce in NE Brazil through international collaboration

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 651-660

  Girot, Elizabeth A ^a   Enders, Bertha Cruz ^b   Wright, Joyce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c Midwifery Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; International health; Practice development; Rural midwifery; Transcultural nursing; Workforce issues

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTION; EVALUATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; NURSE; NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; CURRICULUM; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDWIFERY; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 20444444192     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03450.x     Document Type: Article

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