Perception of adequacy of staffing

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 65-71

  Schmalenberg, Claudia ^a   Kramer, Marlene ^b  

^a Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

^b Health Science Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 75149116687     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2009324     Document Type: Article

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