Organizational effects on patient satisfaction in hospital medical-surgical units

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 220-227

  Bacon, Cynthia Thornton ^a   Mark, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 66149153815     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181a23d3f     Document Type: Article

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