Understanding nursing on an acute stroke unit: Perceptions of space, time and interprofessional practice

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1872-1881

  Seneviratne, Cydnee C ^a   Mather, Charles M ^a   Then, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute stroke unit; Ethnography; Interprofessional practice; Nursing; Perceptions; Space; Time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; STROKE; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949088500     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05053.x     Document Type: Article

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