The impact of nurses' health on productivity and quality of care

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 162-167

  Letvak, Susan ^a   Ruhm, Christopher ^b   Lane, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953240913     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182118516     Document Type: Article

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