Between being and doing - the nature of leadership of first-line nurse managers and registered nurses

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 17-18, 2010, Pages 2619-2628

  Johansson, Gunilla ^a   Andersson, Lars ^b   Gustafsson, Barbro ^c   Sandahl, Christer ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b University College   (Sweden)

^c School of Nursing   (Finland)

Author keywords

First line nurse manager; Leadership; Management; Virtues; Work climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; SWEDEN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955939481     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03211.x     Document Type: Article

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