Bench-to-bedside review: Dealing with increased intensive care unit staff turnover: A leadership challenge

Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 454-458

  Laporta, Denny P ^a   Burns, Judy ^b   Doig, Chip J ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROBLEM SOLVING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 27144554243     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc3543     Document Type: Review

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