Staffing in acute hospital wards: Part 2. Relationships between grade mix, staff stability and features of ward organizational environment

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 293-298

  Adams, Ann ^a   Bond, Senga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute hospital wards; Grade mix; Nurses; Staff stability; Standards of practice; Ward organizational practice; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WARD; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0141890859     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2003.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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