Excellence through evidence: The what, when, and where of clinical autonomy

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 479-491

  Kramer, Marlene ^a,d   Maguire, Patricia ^b   Schmalenberg, Claudia E ^c  

^a Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

^b Health Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^c Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; NURSING MANAGEMENT; NURSING PRACTICE;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 33749830129     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200610000-00009     Document Type: Article

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