The pivotal role of nurse managers, leaders and educators in enabling excellence in nursing care

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-19

  McSherry, Robert ^a   Pearce, Paddy ^b   Grimwood, Karen ^a   McSherry, Wilfred ^c,d  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Health ^*

^c Shropshire and Haraldsplass Deaconess University College   (United Kingdom)

^d Shropshire and Haraldsplass Deaconess University College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Compassion; Excellence in nursing care; Healthcare environments; Patient safety; Quality nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84855535738     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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