AACN standards for establishing and sustaining healthy work environments: A journey to excellence

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-197

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GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

BUDGET; CROWDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 18844424602     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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