Effects of unit empowerment and perceived support for professional nursing practice on unit effectiveness and individual nurse well-being: A time-lagged study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1615-1623

  Laschinger, Heather K Spence ^a   Nosko, Amanda ^a   Wilk, Piotr ^b   Finegan, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Core self evaluation; Empowerment; Job satisfaction; Support for practice; Unit effectiveness

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSING PROCESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSING PROCESS; ONTARIO; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84927794753     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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