Role discrepancy: Is it a common problem among nurses?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 751-759

  Takase, Miyuki ^a   Maude, Phillip ^b   Manias, Elizabeth ^b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Jefferson Survey of Attitudes Toward Physician Nurse Inventory; Nursing roles; Reality shock; Registered Nurses; Staff Nurse Role Conception Inventory; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745298919     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03859.x     Document Type: Article

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