The impact of the re-engineered world of health-care in Canada on nursing and patient outcomes

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-239

  Shannon, Valerie ^a   French, Susan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing worklife; Patient outcomes; Re engineering; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CANADA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 23944478410     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2005.00272.x     Document Type: Review

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