Nursing intellectual capital theory: Operationalization and empirical validation of concepts

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1785-1796

  Covell, Christine L ^a   Sidani, Souraya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Exploratory factor analysis; Human capital; Nurse staffing; Nursing theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CAPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CONTINUING EDUCATION; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN CAPITAL; NURSE STAFFING; NURSING THEORY;

ADULT; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84880290133     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12040     Document Type: Article

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