Patients' perceptions of today's nursing attire: Exploring dual images

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 393-401

  Skorupski, Victoria J ^a   Rea, Ruth E ^b  

^a Renown Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONALISM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING; PACIFIC STATES; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

EID: 33748746752     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200609000-00005     Document Type: Article

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