The impact of nursing leadership on patient safety in a developing country

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 21-22, 2010, Pages 3152-3160

  Stewart, Lee ^a   Usher, Kim ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Fiji; Nursing leadership; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SAFETY;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650466189     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03285.x     Document Type: Article

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