The nurse manager's work in the hospital environment during the 1990s and 2000s: Responsibility, accountability and expertise in nursing leadership

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 525-534

  Surakka, Tiina ^a,b  

^a Pirkanmaa Hospice ^*  (Finland)

^b Pirkanmaa Hospice   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accountability; Expertise; Nurse manager; Responsibility; Work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FINLAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 44949259996     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00901.x     Document Type: Article

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