The psychometric testing of the Nursing Teamwork Survey in Iceland

Helga Bragadóttir1,2, Beatrice J Kalisch3, Sigríður Bríet Smáradóttir1

  • 1Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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