What implies the good work for registered nurses in municipal elderly care in Sweden?

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-309

  Josefsson, Karin ^a,b   Åling, Jenny ^c   Östin, Britt Louise ^d  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Örebro County Regional Development Council   (Sweden)

^c Karlskoga Hospital   (Sweden)

^d Municipal Elderly Care   (Sweden)

Author keywords

municipal elderly care; nursing; questionnaire; registered nurse; work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960132320     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773811403622     Document Type: Article

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