Effective Delegation: Understanding Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability

Journal of Nursing Regulation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 20-27

  Mueller, Christine ^a   Vogelsmeier, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84938742936     PISSN: 21558256     EISSN: 21558264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2155-8256(15)30126-5     Document Type: Article

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