Management and leadership in nursing: An Australian educational perspective

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-71

  Dignam, Denise ^a   Duffield, Christine ^a   Stasa, Helen ^a   Gray, Joanne ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a   Daly, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Education; Leadership; Management; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH;

EID: 84855549445     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01340.x     Document Type: Article

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