Collegian
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 85-91 , August 2008

Adjusting to personal and organisational change: Views and experiences of female nurses aged 40–60 years

  • Sarah Gabrielle, RN BN (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Family and Community Health (FaCH) Research Group, C/- Nursing Research Unit, Court Building, Nepean Hospital, PO Box 63, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 408 652 632.
    • ,
  • Debra Jackson, RN PhD

      Affiliations

    • Family and Community Health (FaCH) Research Group, School of Nursing, College of Health & Science, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
    • ,
  • Judy Mannix, RN MN (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, College of Health & Science, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia

Received 9 February 2007 ,Accepted 7 September 2007.

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