Relationships Among Social Support, Professional Empowerment, and Nursing Career Development of Male Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 862-882

  Chen, Sheng Hwang ^a   Fu, Chou Mei ^b   Li, Ren Hau ^c   Lou, Jiunn Horng ^d   Yu, Hsing Yi ^d  

^a HSIN SHENG COLLEGE OF MEDICAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^b YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

male nurses; nursing career development; professional empowerment; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867037815     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945910384603     Document Type: Article

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