The divergent opinions of nurses, nurse managers and nurse directors: The case in Lebanon

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-193

  Badr, Lina ^a   Rizk, Ursula ^b   Farha, Randa ^c  

^a AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Lebanon; Nursing opinions; Nursing profession; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77956101408     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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