Evidence-based practice: The importance of education and leadership

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-77

  Johansson, Birgitta ^a   Fogelberg Dahm, Marie ^b   Wadensten, Barbro ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Unit for Health Care Safety and Quality   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evidence based nursing; Evidence based practice; Leadership; Management; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955995672     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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