Healthy, healthful, and healing environments: A nursing imperative

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-188

  Stichler, Jaynelle F ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healing environments; Healthful workplaces; Healthy work environments; Job satisfaction; Leadership; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TURNOVER TIME; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67651055448     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e3181ab9149     Document Type: Review

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