Staff Nurse Perceptions of the Work Environment: A Comparison Among Ethnic Backgrounds

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-208

  Staten, Deidra R ^a   Mangalindan, Myrna A ^a   Saylor, Coleen R ^a   Stuenkel, Diane L ^a  

^a KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clarity; Control; Ethnicity; Innovation; Job satisfaction; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0043208222     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200307000-00006     Document Type: Article

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