Nursing leadership practices as perceived by Finnish nursing staff: High ethics, less feedback and rewards

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-169

  Eneh, Victor Okey ^a   Vehviläinen Julkunen, Katri ^a   Kvist, Tarja ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Hospitals; Nursing staff; Survey; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84857786214     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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