Nurses and the wise organisation:techne and phronesis in Australian General Practice

Phillips, Christine; Hall, Sally

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Nurses and the wise organisation:techne and phronesis in Australian General Practice

Date

2013

Authors

Phillips, Christine

Hall, Sally

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Abstract

This paper draws on classical theories of wisdom to explore the organisational impact of nurses on Australian general practice. Between 2004 and 2008, numbers of general practice nurses doubled, the most rapid influx of nurses into any Australian workplac