Nurses' perceptions of hospital work environments

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 264-273

  Hall, Linda McGillis ^a   Doran, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job stress; Quality of care; Role tension; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33947228862     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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