Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 296-301 , September 2008

The Development of the Nurse Workplace Scale: Self-Advocating Behaviors and Beliefs in the Professional Workplace

  • Rosanna DeMarco, PhD, APRN, BC, ACRN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. DeMarco: Associate Professor, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, 334 H Cushing Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3812.
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  • Susan Jo Roberts, DNSc, ANP

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Northeastern University, School of Nursing, Boston, MA
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  • Anne Norris, PhD, APRN,BC, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
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  • Mary K. McCurry, MSN, RNC, ANP, ACNP

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, University Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA

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doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.10.009

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 296-301 , September 2008

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