Boosting morale and improving performance in the nursing setting

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 811-816

  Stapleton, Peta ^a   Henderson, Amanda ^a,b   Creedy, Debra K ^a   Cooke, Marie ^a   Patterson, Elizabeth ^a   Alexander, Heather ^c   Haywood, Alison ^a   Dalton, Megan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital; Leadership; Morale; Nurse manager; Ward culture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MORALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 35348945360     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2007.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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