Improving work environments in health care: Test of a theoretical framework

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-343

  Rathert, Cheryl ^a   Ishqaidef, Ghadir ^b   May, Douglas R ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care staff; Psychological safety; Work environment

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENEFICENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350666386     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e3181abce2b     Document Type: Review

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