Accurate assessment of clinical nurses' work environments: Response rate needed

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-240

  Kramer, Marlene ^a   Schmalenberg, Claudia ^b   Brewer, Barbara B ^c   Verran, Joyce A ^d,e   Keller Unger, Jan ^f  

^a Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

^b Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

^c John C Lincoln Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Data aggregation; Essentials of magnetism; Group level phenomenon; Healthy work environment; Multi level analysis; Response rate

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKPLACE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS; TEXAS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 63049139126     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20315     Document Type: Article

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