Whistleblowing: An integrative literature review of data-based studies involving nurses

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 240-252

  Jackson, Debra ^a   Hickman, Louise D ^a   Hutchinson, Marie ^b   Andrew, Sharon ^c   Smith, James ^d   Potgieter, Ingrid ^a   Cleary, Michelle ^e   Peters, Kath ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Integrative review; Nursing; Quality and safety; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NURSE; WHISTLEBLOWING;

HUMANS; NURSES; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 84923306557     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2014.11081946     Document Type: Article

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