Common denominators: Shared governance and work place advocacy - Strategies for nurses to gain control over their practice

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-94

  Green, Alexia ^a   Jordan, Clair ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Nurses Foundation (TNF)   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; And patient advocacy; Conflict resolution; Empowerment; Shared governance; Work place advocacy

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE; NURSING; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 2942735499     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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