Registered nurse leadership style and confidence in delegation

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 522-533

  Saccomano, Scott J ^a   Pinto Zipp, Genevieve ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Seton Hall University   (United States)

Author keywords

Delegate; Delegation; Delegator leadership management; UAP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSES; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955960359     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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