Organizational influences on patient perceptions of symptom management

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-334

  Bacon, Cynthia Thornton ^a   Hughes, Linda C ^b   Mark, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital institutional environment; Organizational structure; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 66149100919     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20319     Document Type: Article

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