Improving outcomes: Focus on workplace issues

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 395-398

  Elpern, Ellen H ^a,b   Silver, Michael R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inter professional relationships; Job satisfaction; Moral distress

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL STAFF; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33748428907     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000244116.31624.b3     Document Type: Review

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