The idea of agency has long been used in the nursing literature in the study of nurses' roles
regarding the patients they take care of, but it has not often been used to study its …

This paper explores agency-nursing work from the perspective of agency nurses to gain in-
depth understanding of their clinical practice, their relationships with the employing agency …

The aim of this article is to add to the research surrounding nurses' work in hospitals.
Throughout history, nurses have faced adverse working conditions, an aspect of their work …

Customarily patient advocacy is argued to be an essential part of nursing, and this is
reinforced in contemporary nursing codes of conduct, as well as codes of ethics and …

Aim This paper will deconstruct the rationale (s) for aspiring to professional status in nursing.
Background It is argued that 'transformative nursing leaders' must transition from operational …

The role of nurse practitioners in primary healthcare has been validated over the years and
is now being considered as a key solution in various primary healthcare settings to the …

Objective To obtain in-depth insight into the perceptions of nurses in the Netherlands
regarding current nurse staffing levels and use of nurse-to-patient-ratios (NPR) and patient …

Managerialism and Nursing examines the effect of new management strategies on nurses,
their morale and the profession as a whole. Using an innovative study of nurses conducted …

AIM. This concept analysis examines the visibility of nurse manager engagement in the
healthcare work environment. BACKGROUND. The term employee engagement was …

Background In recent years, an increasing number of care procedures previously under the
physician's authority have been placed in the hands of registered nurses. The purpose of …