Quality, efficiency and integrity: Value squeezes in management of hospital wards

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-74

  Orvik, Arne ^a   Vågen, Sølvi Røsvik ^a   Axelsson, Susanna Bihari ^b   Axelsson, Runo ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Integrity; Organisational health; Quality deviation; Value squeezes; Ward management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NORWAY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; NORWAY; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84920668504     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12084     Document Type: Article

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