Working condition factors associated with time pressure of nurses in Japanese hospitals

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-190

  Seki, Yukiko ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Medical errors; Nurses; Time pressures; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FATIGUE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGHT CARE; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 43549101137     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L7031     Document Type: Article

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