Creating a positive work environment: Implementation of the nurse-friendly hospital criteria

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 64-70

  Meraviglia, Martha ^a,b   Grobe, Susan J ^a   Tabone, Stephanie ^b   Wainwright, Mary ^d   Shelton, Steve ^d   Miner, Helen ^e   Jordan, Clair ^c  

^a Department of Clinical Nursing ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Texas Nurses Association   (United States)

^d East Texas Area Health Education Center   (United States)

^e Lake Country Area Health Education Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEXAS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 60549104413     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e318195a82b     Document Type: Article

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