Enhancing the nurses' role in healthcare delivery through strategic management: Recognizing its importance or not?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 707-717

  Carney, Marie ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Healthcare delivery; Nurse managers; Strategic management; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; POLICY MAKING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 68949143137     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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