Using participatory action research to foster nurse leadership in Australian rural hospitals

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 286-291

  Bish, Melanie ^a   Kenny, Amanda ^a   Nay, Rhonda ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leadership; Nursing; Participatory action research; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RURAL; RURAL HEALTH NURSING;

LEADERSHIP; NURSING; PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH; RURAL;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RURAL NURSING; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 84883798419     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12030     Document Type: Article

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