A community of practice: The nurses' role on a medical assessment unit

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 247-254

  Griffiths, Pauline ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Ethnography; Medical assessment units; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; WALES;

EID: 78650245186     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03135.x     Document Type: Article

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