Gender segregation as a benefit - a qualitative study from Pakistan

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 983-993

  Rizvi Jafree, Sara ^a,b   Zakar, Rubeena ^a   Zakar, Muhammad Zakria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE A CHARTERED UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Benefit; Female nurse; Gender segregation; Nurse manager; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES; PAKISTAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84946398964     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12244     Document Type: Article

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