Using a nursing productivity committee to achieve cost savings and improve staffing levels and staff satisfaction

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 55-65

  McKenna, Erin ^a,b   Clement, Kristina ^a   Thompson, Elizabeth ^a   Haas, Kathy ^a   Weber, William ^a   Wallace, Michelle ^a   Stauffer, Cindy ^a   Frailey, Jan ^a   Anderson, Aimee ^a   Deascenti, Missy ^a   Hershiser, Lisa ^a   Roda, Patricia Inama ^a  

^a Lancaster General Health   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST SAVINGS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 84860259236     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2011826     Document Type: Article

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