To lead and to be led in municipal elderly care in Sweden as perceived by registered nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 498-506

  Josefsson, Karin ^a,b   Hansson, Margareta ^c  

^a Örebro Regional Development Council   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Örebro County Regional Development Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Leadership; Management; Municipal elderly care; Questionnaire; Registered nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSES; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955946526     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01228.x     Document Type: Article

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