title: Leader behavior in rural directors of nurses.
abstract: In several ways the scope of rural nursing practice differs from that of urban nursing. This study showed that rural rural directors of nursing are adjusting their leadership style to accommodate these differences. However, in the process of making these adjustments, the directors may be limiting their leader effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education, Washington State University, Spokane.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009329:Nebraska; D015205:Northwestern United States; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011364:Professional Practice; D012423:Rural Health