Challenges in sustaining excellence over time

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-147

  Sharkey, Kim ^a   Meeks Sjostrom, Diana ^b   Baird, Marianne ^a  

^a Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta   (United States)

^b DMS Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Excellence; Hardiness; Magnet; Shared governance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GEORGIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650169528     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAQ.0b013e3181a10cf3     Document Type: Article

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