Nurse specialty subcultures and patient outcomes in acute care hospitals: A multiple-group structural equation modeling

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-93

  Mallidou, Anastasia A ^a   Cummings, Greta G ^a   Estabrooks, Carole A ^a   Giovannetti, Phyllis B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse patient outcomes; Hospital organizational culture; Nurse specialty subcultures; Patient safety; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, NURSING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 78650698061     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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