The professional self-image of nurses in Belgian hospitals: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-82

  Siebens, Kaat ^a,b   Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx De ^a   Abraham, Ivo ^c,d   Dierckx, Katrien ^e   Braes, Tom ^a,e   Darras, Elisabeth ^f   Dubois, Yannick ^f   Milisen, Koen ^a,e   Aubry, Chris ^d   Buellens, Johan ^d   Claessens, Patricia ^d   Dekeyser, Luc ^d   Leonard, Sophie ^d   Simons, Joke ^d   Stinglhamber, Bernadette ^d   Peeters, Gert ^d   Vandenberghe, Ann ^d   Vanschoor, Martine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d Matrix45 ^*

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nursing shortage; Practice environment; Professional self image; Societal image; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 28444448801     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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