Health care work environments, employee satisfaction, and patient safety: Care provider perspectives

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-11

  Rathert, Cheryl ^a   May, Douglas R ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse satisfaction; Patient safety; Patient centered care; Work environment

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33846411439     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200701000-00002     Document Type: Review

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