The magnet designation process: A qualitative approach using Donabedian's conceptual framework

Health Care Manager

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-253

  Upenieks, Valda V ^a   Abelew, Sheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Centry City Doctors Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture shift; Magnet; Process measures; Staff engagement

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSING STAFF; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD;

CREDENTIALING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33747191757     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200607000-00009     Document Type: Article

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