Research awareness: Managerial challenges for nurses in the Republic of Ireland

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-235

  Timmins, Fiona ^a   Mccabe, Catherine ^a   Mcsherry, Robert ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Quantitative research; Research awareness; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84857785916     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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