Developing nursing and midwifery research capacity in a university department: Case study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 302-313

  Green, Barbara ^a   Segrott, Jeremy ^a   Hewitt, Jeanette ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study research; Empirical research report; Management; Nurse education; Organizational development; Policy; Staff development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

EDUCATION, NURSING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSING RESEARCH; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33750052878     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04022.x     Document Type: Article

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