Enterprise bargaining: A case study in the de-intensification of nursing work in Australia

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-157

  Willis, Eileen ^a   Toffoli, Luisa ^a   Henderson, Julie ^a   Walter, Bonnie ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health human resources; Health policy; Industrial relations; Politics; Workforce research

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CONFLICT; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRADE UNION; WORKLOAD;

ALGORITHMS; AUSTRALIA; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCES; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGOTIATING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POLITICS; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIETIES, NURSING; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 43449087624     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2008.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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