Developing a tool to measure 'magnetism' in Australian nursing environments

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-23

  Joyce, Joanne ^a   Crookes, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian NWI R tool (NWI R:A); Magnet hospitals; Nurse retention; Nurses roles; Organisational development

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949127217     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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