Nursing shaping and influencing health and social care policy

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 698-706

  Fyffe, Theresa ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolution; Influence; Leadership; Nursing; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; LEADERSHIP; MASS MEDIA; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETIES, NURSING; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949092338     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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