Measuring actual scope of nursing practice: A new tool for nurse leaders

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 248-255

  D'Amour, Danielle ^a   Dubois, Carl Ardy ^a   Déry, Johanne ^a   Clarke, Sean ^b   Tchouaket, Éric ^c   Blais, Régis ^a   Rivard, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84860299235     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31824337f4     Document Type: Review

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