Workplace variables and their relationship to quality client outcomes in home health

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 555-563

  Kroposki, Margaret ^a   Alexander, Judith W ^b  

^a Greenville Technical College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Client outcomes; Client satisfaction; Home health; Role clarity; Technology structure fit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 10044281711     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2004.21608.x     Document Type: Review

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