Cypriot and Greek nurses' perceptions of the professional practice environment

International Nursing Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 171-178

  Papastavrou, E ^a   Efstathiou, G ^b   Lemonidou, C ^c   Kalafati, M ^c   Katajisto, J ^d   Suhonen, R ^d  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Care; Cyprus; Greece; Nurse; Professional practice environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CYPRUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84900831203     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12083     Document Type: Article

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