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Developing collaborative relationships.

J F Stichler
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Most professionals want to work in a positive, supportive environment. In fact, most professionals spend more of their waking hours in the workplace than they do at home. A positive work environment is not only essential for physical and mental well-being, it's also critical in ensuring a healthy outcome for patients. Collaborative relationships in the workplace can create a collegial and friendly foundation from which practice can be developed.

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Cooperative BehaviorHumansInterprofessional RelationsLeadershipNursing Staff, HospitalNursing, SupervisoryOrganizational CulturePower, PsychologicalJournal Article

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J F Stichler. 1998. Developing collaborative relationships.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6356.1998.tb01034.x

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