Adding a nursing information technology subscale to the practice environment scale of the nursing work index

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-59

  Moorer, Oyweda W ^a   Meterko, Mark ^b   Alt White, Anna C ^c   Sullivan, Jennifer L ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b Center for Organization Leadership and Management Research   (United States)

^c DVA Office of Nursing Services   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers technology; Information systems; Instrument development and validation; Job satisfaction; Methodological research; Nursing practice environment; PES NWI; Work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74349083508     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20360     Document Type: Article

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