Hospital restructuring stressors: Support and nursing staff perceptions of unit functioning

Health Care Manager

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-248

  Burke, Ronald J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care; Hospital support; Restructuring; Stressor; Unit functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0141831663     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200307000-00009     Document Type: Article

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