References
- Byron P D, Johnson A 1990 Impact of the change in educational preparation on clinical practice and recruitment patterns. Proceedings from the Western Sydney Area Health Service Nursing Colloquium. Menzies Foundation, Sydney 49–62
- Cameron R K 1982 Wanted: mentor relationships within nursing administration. Nursing Leadership 5:18–22
- Carr E M 1986 Organizational politics, learning to play the corporate game. AORN Journal 44:947–957
- Chenoweth L 1991 The role of the nursing unit manager in shaping the performance of nurses in the nursing home environment, unpublished doctoral thesis. University of Sydney
- Duffield C 1989a The role of nursing unit managers in New South Wales—a Delphi survey. Australian Health Review 12:14–32
- Duffield C 1989b The competencies expected of first-line nursing managers—an Australian context. Journal of Advanced Nursing 14:997–1001
- Harris M, Bleakley M 1991 Competencies required of health service managers in the 1990s. Australian Health Review 14:363–379
- Henry B M, Moody L E 1986 Nursing Administration in small rural hospitals. Journal of Nursing Administration 16:8 38–9
- Hines N 1987 Management education for senior nurse managers, paper presented at the New South Wales College of Nursing Oration: Conference Standards of excellence: can we meet them? September 10,11, Sydney 32–38
- Lumby J 1989 The new graduate’s experience. 1989 Oration Conference: Management and the nurse clinician. The New South Wales College of Nursing, Sydney
- McCloskey J C, McCain B 1987 Satisfaction, commitment and professionalism of newly employed nurses. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship 19:20–24
- Menzies I E P 1961 The functioning of social systems as a defence against anxiety. Tavistock Publications, London
- Meppem J 1990 Issues and strategies in the Western Sydney area health service. What, if anything, ails nurses? Western Sydney Area Health Service Nursing Colloquium. Menzies Foundation, Sydney 1–33
- Mills D S 1990 A nurturing work environment in philosophy and practice. Cancer Nursing 9:117–9
- Nie N, Hull H, Jenkins J G 1986 SPSS* User’s Guide, 2nd edn. SPSS Inc., Chicago
- Pembrey SEM 1980 The ward sister—key to nursing. Whitefriars Press, London
- Rawson G 1986 Senior health service managers: characteristics and educational needs, Australian Studies in Health Service Administration, School of Health Administration, Sydney
- Rawson G K 1988 Directors of nursing in Australia: a profile. Nursing Outlook 36:198–202
- Report to the Australasian Nurse Registering Authorities’ Conference 1990 ANRAC Nursing Competencies Assessment Project Volume 1—the Project Report. Assessment and Evaluation Research Unit, Education Department, University of Queensland