Managing nurses through disciplinary power: A Foucauldian analysis of workplace violence

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 352-359

  St Pierre, Isabelle ^b   Holmes, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discipline; Foucault; Power; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 40449137219     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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