Leadership across boundaries: A qualitative study of the nurse consultant role in English primary care

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 703-710

  Stephen, Abbott ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced roles; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSULTATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING DISORDER; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CONSULTANTS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONDON; MODELS, NURSING; NEGOTIATING; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; SUBACUTE CARE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34748846937     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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