What lies beneath? The underlying principles structuring the field of academic nursing in Ireland

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 377-384

  McNamara, Martin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Academic field; Ireland; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; MODEL; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 78349234599     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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