Against the odds: Experiences of nurse leaders in Clinical Development Units (Nursing) in Australia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 576-584

  Atsalos, Christine ^a,b   O'Brien, Louise ^b,c   Jackson, Debra ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Hermeneutics; Interviews; Nurse roles; Organizational behaviour; Phenomenology; Support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 34249725038     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04249.x     Document Type: Article

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