Disciplinary processes and the management of poor performance among UK nurses: Bad apple or systemic failure? A scoping study

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-58

  Traynor, Michael ^a   Stone, Katie ^b   Cook, Hannah ^c   Gould, Dinah ^d   Maben, Jill ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Literature review; National Health Service; Poor performance; Professional misconduct; Workplace discipline

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84894061214     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nin.12025     Document Type: Article

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