Work environment factors other than staffing associated with nurses' ratings of patient care quality

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 10, 2012, Pages

  Djukic, M ^a   Kovner, C ^a   Brewer, C S ^b   Fatehi, F K ^a   Cline, D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

nurse staffing; nurse work environment; nursing practice environment; patient care quality; work environment redesign

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866634826     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNA.0000420391.95413.88     Document Type: Article

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