Organizational attributes valued by hospital, home care, and district nurses in the United States and New Zealand

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-72

  Flynn, Linda ^a   Carryer, Jenny ^b   Budge, Claire ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

District nursing; Home health care; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 18244396125     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2005.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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