Are we on the same page? Staff nurse and manager perceptions of work environment, quality of care and anticipated nurse turnover

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Gormley, Denise K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse managers; Organizational climate; Quality of care; Turnover; Work environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651376510     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01163.x     Document Type: Article

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