Rapid response team approach to staff satisfaction

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 266-271

  Metcalf, Ronnie ^a   Scott, Stuart ^b   Ridgway, Monica ^b   Gibson, Dana ^c  

^a Park Ridge Hospital   (United States)

^b Mission Hospital   (United States)

^c WNC Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 58149316335     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NOR.0000337274.32799.89     Document Type: Article

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