Clinical units with the healthiest work environments

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 65-77

  Schmalenberg, Claudia ^a   Kramer, Marlene ^a  

^a Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ACCREDITATION; AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 50349102653     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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