The relationship between health care reform and nurses' interest in union representation: The role of workplace climate

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 92-96

  Clark, Darlene A ^a   Clark, Paul F ^a   Day, David ^a   Shea, Dennis ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective barqaining; Managed care; Nurses' attitudes; Nurses' perception of climate for patient care; Voice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034153894     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-7223(00)80021-6     Document Type: Article

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