Vision, leadership and partnership: How to enhance the nursing and midwifery contribution to research and development

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 748-756

  Fitzsimons, Donna ^a,d   McCance, Tanya ^b   Armstrong, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery   (United Kingdom)

^c Research and Development Office for Health and Personal Social Services   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; Interviews; Midwifery; Nursing; Research and development; Strategy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOPERATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MIDWIFE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MIDWIFERY; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUPPORT; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC;

EID: 33747708763     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03965.x     Document Type: Article

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