The impact of hospital structure and restructuring on the nursing workforce

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 42-46

  Duffield, Christine ^a   Kearin, Mark ^b   Johnston, Judy ^a   Leonard, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Centre for Health Services Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital structure; Management; Nursing; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 34548386240     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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