Nursing practice environment, quality of care, and morale of hospital nurses in Japan

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 171-178

  Anzai, Eriko ^a   Douglas, Clint ^a   Bonner, Ann ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Japan; Morale; Nursing practice environment; PES NWI; Quality of care; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903271311     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12081     Document Type: Article

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