Writing ourselves into a web of obedience: A nursing policy analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1457-1466

  Bail, Kasia ^a   Cook, Robert ^b   Gardner, Anne ^c   Grealish, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Clinical governance; Discourse analysis; Guideline; New graduate nurse; Newly qualified nurse; Policy analysis; Procedure; Tradition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NURSING STAFF; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 69949099835     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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