Should nurses be leaders of integrated health care?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 643-648

  Thomas, Paul ^a   While, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare systems; Integration; Leadership; Nursing roles; Nursing values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THINKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STATE MEDICINE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; THINKING;

EID: 34547732003     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00806.x     Document Type: Article

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