An exploration of personal initiative theory in the role of consultant nurses

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 435-453

  Redfern, Sally ^a,b,c   Coster, Samantha ^a   Evans, Amanda ^a   Dewe, Philip ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consultant nurses; longitudinal analysis; personal initiative theory; role evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956687912     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987110364916     Document Type: Article

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