Should the nurse change the light globe?: Human service professionals managing risk on the frontline

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-381

  Sawyer, Anne Maree ^a   Green, David ^a   Moran, Anthony ^a   Brett, Judith ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community care; New Public Management; Nursing; Regulation; Risk; Risk management; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450265458     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783309346478     Document Type: Article

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