Nurses' perception of nursing workforce and its impact on the managerial outcomes in emergency departments

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1645-1653

  Hu, Yi Chun ^a   Chen, Jih Chang ^b   Chiu, Hsiao Ting ^c   Shen, Hsi Che ^d   Chang, Wen Yin ^d  

^a Taipei County Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emergency nursing; Nurses; Nursing; Taiwan; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77955970308     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02999.x     Document Type: Article

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