Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 250-256 , September 2007

Professional polarities in nursing

  • Elaine S. Scott, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Elaine S. Scott, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor and Director, Nursing Leadership Concentration, 3138 Library, Allied Health & Nursing Building, School of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353.
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  • Brenda L. Cleary, PhD, RN, FAAN

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2007.05.002

Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 5 , Pages 250-256 , September 2007