Nursing agency and governance: Registered nurses' perceptions

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 387-396

  Attree, Moira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Control; Governance; Nursing; Professional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CONTROL; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 24344475951     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2005.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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