12-Hour shifts: An ethical dilemma for the nurse executive

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 297-301

  Lorenz, Susan G ^a,b  

^a University Medical Center   (United States)

^b University Medical Center at Princeton   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 49149099348     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNA.0000312785.03341.80     Document Type: Article

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