Use of complex adaptive systems metaphor to achieve professional and organizational change

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 396-405

  Rowe, Ann ^a   Hogarth, Annette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Eastern Leicester Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Complexity; Health visiting; Organization; Primary care; Professional behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL NURSING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 23744501753     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03510.x     Document Type: Article

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