How nurses and their work environment affect patient experiences of the quality of care: A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kieft, Renate A M M ^a   De Brouwer, Brigitte B J M ^a   Francke, Anneke L ^b,c   Delnoij, Diana M J ^d  

^a Dutch Nurses' Association   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nurses; Nursing work environment; Patient experiences; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84902042548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-249     Document Type: Article

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