Characterizing the structure of operating room staffing using Social Network Analysis

Nursing Research

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 378-385

  Anderson, Christine ^a   Talsma, Akkeneel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

operating rooms; personnel staffing and scheduling; social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; MEDICAL STAFF; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 80955151595     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3182337d97     Document Type: Article

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