A Comparison of Working Conditions Among Nurses in Magnet® and Non-Magnet® Hospitals

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 309-315

  Trinkoff, Alison M ^a   Johantgen, Meg ^a   Storr, Carla L ^a   Han, Kihye ^a   Liang, Yulan ^a   Gurses, Ayse P ^b   Hopkinson, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77955168212     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181e93719     Document Type: Article

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