Psychiatric nurses' satisfaction: The effects of closure of a hospital

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-24

  Sammut, Robert G ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Mental Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital closure; Nurses; Psychiatric; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORALITY; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONDON; MORALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031178793     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997026020.x     Document Type: Article

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