Powerlessness as a barrier to participation in nursing continuing education: an exploratory study.
The purpose of the study was to determine if a relationship exists between a nurse's perception of power and participation in nursing continuing learning. Literature about power, barriers to continuing education, and nursing history related to power were reviewed. The motivational theory providing t...
| Publicado en: | Powerlessness as a Barrier to Participation in Nursing Continuing Education: An Exploratory Study pp. 137 p - 138 |
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| Formato: | research Doctoral Dissertation |
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
1992
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