Decision-making and nurse case management: A philosophical perspective

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-43

  Fraser, Kimberly D ^a,b   Strang, Vicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case management; Case manager; Critical theory; Decision making; Feminism; Home care; Moderate realism; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; REVIEW; CASE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CASE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NURSING;

EID: 2342487335     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200401000-00005     Document Type: Review

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