Validation of Oppressed Group Behaviors in Nursing

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 226-234

  Matheson, Linda Kay ^a   Bobay, Kathleen ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing shortage; Oppressed group behaviors; Oppression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VIOLENCE;

ASSERTIVENESS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34547443567     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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