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Autonomy, evidence and intuition: nurses and decision-making

  1. Michael Traynor1,
  2. Maggie Boland2,
  3. Niels Buus3

Article first published online: 21 MAY 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05317.x

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Journal of Advanced Nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volume 66, Issue 7, pages 1584–1591, July 2010

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Traynor, M., Boland, M. and Buus, N. (2010), Autonomy, evidence and intuition: nurses and decision-making. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66: 1584–1591. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05317.x

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  1. 1

    Michael Traynor MA PhD RN Professor of Nursing Policy School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University, London, UK

  2. 2

    Maggie Boland BSc MA RN Senior Lecturer/Adult Nursing Middlesex University, London, UK

  3. 3

    Niels Buus MN PhD RN Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

*M. Traynor: e-mail: m.traynor@mdx.ac.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 JUN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 21 MAY 2010
  3. Accepted for publication 5 February 2010

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