Evaluation of Staff's Job Satisfaction in the Spinal Cord Unit in Italy

Open Nursing Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-56

  Cominetti, Laura ^a   Lorenza, Garrino ^b   Decorte, Rita ^c   Felisi, Nadia ^c   Matta, Ebe ^d   Actis, Maria Vittoria ^d   Carone, Roberto ^d   Gregorino, Silvano ^b   Dimonte, Valerio ^b  

^a CITTÀ DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c SCU ASO CTO M   (Italy)

^d ASO CTO M   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interprofessional relations; Job satisfaction; Nursing; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876075560     PISSN: 18744346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874434601307010049     Document Type: Article

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