Knowledge and involvement of nurses regarding health policy development in Thailand

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Kunaviktikul, Wipada ^a   Nantsupawat, Raymoul ^a   Sngounsiritham, Udomrat ^a   Akkadechanunt, Thitinut ^a   Chitpakdee, Bunpitcha ^a   Wichaikhum, Orn Anong ^a   Wonglieukirati, Rawiwan ^a   Chontawan, Ratanawadee ^a   Keitlertnapha, Pongsri ^a   Thungaraenkul, Petsunee ^a   Abhicharttibutra, Kulwadee ^a   Sanluang, Cattaliya Siripattarakul ^a   Lirtmunlikaporn, Sumalee ^a   Chaowalaksakun, Praneetsin ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Sunpathong District Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Health policy; Nurse leaders; Nurses; Policy involvement; Policy processes; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THAILAND;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THAILAND;

EID: 77954156558     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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