The experience of agency nurses working in a London teaching hospital

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 144-153

  Hass, Helen ^a   Coyer, Fiona M ^b   Theobald, Karen A ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency nurses; Intensive care; Phenomenology; Qualitative research; Temporary workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONDON; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646528219     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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