J. Sorrells-jones et D. Weaver, Knowledge workers and knowledge-intense organizations, part 3 Implicationsfor preparing healthcare professionals, J NURS ADM, 29(10), 1999, pp. 14-21
Parts 1 and 2 (July/August and September 1999) in this three-part series pr
esented a detailed overview of the knowledge-intense organization, staffed
by knowledge workers who practice primarily in sophisticated interdisciplin
ary teams. In this article, the authors describe the benefits and challenge
s of preparing nurses and other healthcare professionals to practice in suc
h interdisciplinary knowledge teams.