Evaluation of the 12-hour Shift Trial in a Regional Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 711-720

  Dwyer, Trudy ^a   Jamieson, Lynn ^b   Moxham, Lorna ^a   Austen, Debbie ^b   Smith, Karen ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Queensland Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

12 hour roster; 12 hour shift; Critical care; Flexible working hours; Intensive care; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34748906052     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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