Constructing standards: A study of nurses negotiating with multiple modes of knowledge

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 376-393

  Nes, Sturle ^a   Moen, Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Negotiating; Nursing; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955290358     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621011063487     Document Type: Article

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