The best and worst aspects of the icu research coordinator role

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 128-135

  Roberts, Brigit L ^a   Rickard, Claire M ^b   Foote, Jonathon ^c   McGrail, Matthew R ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive Care Unit; Research Coordinator; Role Attributes; Role Description

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33745228750     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2006.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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