Role development and career stages in addiction nursing: An exploratory study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-171

  Clancy, Carmel ^a   Oyefeso, Adenekan ^b   Ghodse, Hamid ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction nursing; Career development; Educational needs; Empirical research report; Focus groups; Roles; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33845978010     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04088.x     Document Type: Article

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