The impact of Nursing Rounds on the practice environment and nurse satisfaction in intensive care: Pre-test post-test comparative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 918-925

  Aitken, Leanne M ^a   Burmeister, Elizabeth ^a   Clayton, Samantha ^b   Dalais, Christine ^c   Gardner, Glenn ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Intensive care; Nursing; Patient rounds; Teaching rounds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 79960635878     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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