Role Theory: A framework to investigate the community nurse role in contemporary health care systems

Nurses' perceptions of their role are influenced by societal attitudes, government policies and trends in professional issues. Dynamic factors in contemporary health environments challenge traditional nursing roles, in particular those of community nurses. Role theory is a conceptual framewor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brookes, K., Davidson, Patricia, Daly, J., Halcomb, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: eContent Management 2007
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Online Access:www.contemporarynurse.com.au
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38028