Promoting the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice: A Literature Review Focusing on the Role of Nursing Leadership

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 212-223

  Sandström, Boel ^a   Borglin, Gunilla ^a   Nilsson, Roland ^b   Willman, Ania ^a  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Implementation; Leadership; Nurse administrator; Nurse managers; Research use; Staff nurse

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY;

EID: 83655190511     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2011.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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