Engaging health care workers in improving their work environment

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-320

  Brabant, Louise Hamelin ^a   Lavoie Tremblay, Mélanie ^b   Viens, Chantal ^a   Lefrançois, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing management; Organization of care and work; Parcipatory approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TRADE UNION; WORKPLACE;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; JOB SATISFACTION; LABOR UNIONS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUEBEC; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33947228860     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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