Changing our lens: Seeing the chaos of professional practice as complexity

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 690-704

  Kramer, Marlene ^a   Brewer, Barbara B ^b   Halfer, Diana ^c   Maguire, Pat ^d   Beausoleil, Summer ^e   Claman, Kristin ^f   Macphee, Maura ^g   Duchscher, Judy Boychuk ^h  

^a Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^f Renown Medical Group   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Evidence based management practice; Multiple patient simultaneity complexity; Professional practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878165502     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12082     Document Type: Article

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