Improving work environment perceptions for nurses employed in a rural setting

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-182

  Teasley, Susan L ^a   Sexton, Kathleen A ^a   Carrol, Cathryn A ^a   Cox, Karen S ^a,b   Riley, Michele ^c   Ferriell, Kathleen ^c  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c Spring View Hospital   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; KENTUCKY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33947671818     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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