Occupational health nurses' perceptions of their current and future roles

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-593

  Mellor, Gary ^a   St John, Winsome ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced practice; Nurses' perceptions; Occupational health nursing; Perceptions; Questionnaire; Roles; Wellness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FORECASTING; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34249716368     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04263.x     Document Type: Article

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