Wage, Work Environment, and Staffing: Effects on Nurse Outcomes

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-80

  McHugh, Matthew D ^a   Ma, Chenjuan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; job satisfaction; outcomes; quality of work environment; staffing levels

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84922233675     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154414546868     Document Type: Article

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