The challenges of leading change in health-care delivery from the front-line

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 449-456

  Byers, Vivienne ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

change champions; front line nurses; health policy; leadership; person centred

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSING MANAGEMENT; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CONTROL; ADULT; FEMALE; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IRELAND; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84949883068     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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