The performance of a self-managing day surgery nurse team

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 859-868

  Macdonald, Margaret ^a   Bodzak, Wilma ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Day surgery; Nurse management; Nursing; Self managing teams; Team performance; Team working

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAY CARE; EMPATHY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANPOWER; MORALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABSENTEEISM; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DAY CARE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MORALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0033113150     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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