A comparison of the nursing practice environment in mental health and medical-surgical settings

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-206

  Roche, Michael A ^a   Duffield, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital nursing staff; Psychiatric nursing; Recruitment retention; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77954188064     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01348.x     Document Type: Article

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