Challenges confronting clinicians in acute care

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 667-678

  Parker, Vicki ^a,b,c,e   Giles, Michelle ^a,d   Higgins, Isabel ^b  

^a Hunter New England Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Challenges; Communication; Resources; Skill mix; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 68949116421     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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