Nurses Amidst Change: The Concept of Change Fatigue Offers an Alternative Perspective on Organizational Change

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-32

  McMillan, Kim ^a   Perron, Amélie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

change fatigue; change resistance; concept clarification; nurse work life; organizational change

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BURNOUT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; CHANGE FATIGUE; CHANGE RESISTANCE; CONCEPT CLARIFICATION; NURSE WORK LIFE; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

CHANGE FATIGUE; CHANGE RESISTANCE; CONCEPT CLARIFICATION; NURSE WORK LIFE; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE;

EID: 84883162502     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154413481811     Document Type: Article

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