Effects of an empowerment-based education program for public health nurses in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2782-2790

  Chang, Li Chun ^a   Liu, Chieh Hsing ^b   Yen, Edwin Han Wen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Competence; Empowerment based education; Innovative behaviour; Job productivity; Psychological empowerment; Public health nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TAIWAN;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; TAIWAN;

EID: 52049105641     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02387.x     Document Type: Article

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