Managing nursing assistants with a web-based system: An empirical investigation of the mixed-staff strategy

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-348

  Lin, I Chun ^a   Hou, Ying Hui ^b   Huang, Hui Ling ^c   Chu, Tsui Ping ^c   Chang, Ray E ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Management information systems; Nursing assistant (NA); Nursing assistants management system (NAMS); Registered nurse (RN)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSING ASSISTANT; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; REGISTERED NURSE; SATISFACTION; TAIWAN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; INTERNET; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TAIWAN;

EID: 77954042706     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-008-9246-5     Document Type: Article

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