Do Nurses Exercise Power in Basic Care Situations?

Power is a matter of authority and control. It can be wielded either consciously or unconsciously, and it can be either overt or latent. Using a structured questionnaire, this study set out to describe nurses’ opinions about the exercise of power in basic care situations in both acute and long-term...

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Authors: Palviainen, Piia (Author) ; Hietala, Minna (Author) ; Routasalo, Pirkko (Author) ; Suominen, Tarja (Author) ; Hupli, Maija (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage 2003
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2003, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 269-280
Further subjects:B long-term care
B Power
B Nurse
B acute care
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