A pilot study of staff nursese perceptions of factors that influence quality of care in critical access hospitals

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 352-359

  Baernholdt, Marianne ^a   Jennings, Bonnie Mowinski ^b   Lewis, Erica Jeané ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical access hospitals; microsystem; quality of care; rural health care; staff nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883461378     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31829fad73     Document Type: Article

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