Sustaining the pivotal organizational outcome: Magnet recognition

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-286

  Parsons, Mickey L ^a   Cornett, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Solúcion Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnet hospital; Management practices; Quality outcomes; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952331379     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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