Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Page 28 , June 2006

Beyond Rhetoric to Role Accountability: A practical and professional model of practice

  • Maria Williams O'Rourke, RN, DNSc, FAAN, CHC

      Affiliations

    • Maria Williams O'Rourke, RN, DNSc, FAAN, CHC, is president and CEO of Maria W. O'Rourke Inc., her consulting firm that specializes in professional role development, management and education services.

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PII: S1541-4612(06)00125-X

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2006.04.011

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