Nursing personnel's perceptions of the organizational climate in public and private hospitals in Spain

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-241

  Garcia Garcia, I ^a   Ramos, V Benítez ^b   Serrano, J L Cobos ^a   Ramos Cobos, M ^a   Souza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Technical Advisor   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nursing; Organizational climate; Public and private hospitals; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955720952     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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