Nurses’ Work Environment Perceptions When Employed in States With and Without Mandatory Staffing Ratios and/or Mandatory Staffing Plans

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-197

  Cox, Karen S ^a   Anderson, Shelly C ^b   Teasley, Susan L ^c   Sexton, Kathleen A ^c   Carroll, Cathryn A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b Graceland University   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

government regulation; health manpower; nursing services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33644840733     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154405279091     Document Type: Article

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