Strategies for enhancing autonomy and control over nursing practice

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Weston, Marla J ^a  

^a American Nurses Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Control over nursing practice; Decision making; Empowerment; Healthy work environment; Leadership; Nurse satisfaction; Nursing practice participative decision making; Professional practice; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954842054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol15No01Man02     Document Type: Article

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