Barriers to clinical leadership development: Findings from a national survey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 2023-2032

  Fealy, Gerard M ^a   Mcnamara, Martin S ^a   Casey, Mary ^a   Geraghty, Ruth ^a   Butler, Michelle ^a   Halligan, Phil ^a   Treacy, Margaret ^a   Johnson, Maree ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Clinical; Ireland; Leadership; Midwives; Nurses; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; MIDWIFE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DATA COLLECTION; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; MIDWIFERY; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79958795193     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03599.x     Document Type: Article

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