Nursing from the casual pool: Focus group study to explore the experiences of casual nurses

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 229-236

  FitzGerald, Mary ^a   McMillan, Margaret ^b   Maguire, Jane Margaret ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Central Coast Neurosciences Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bank nursing; Casual; Flexible; Focus group

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTRIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34748876622     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2007.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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