The impact of a large-scale quality improvement programme on work engagement: Preliminary results from a national cross-sectional-survey of the 'Productive Ward'

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1634-1643

  White, Mark ^a   Wells, John S G ^b   Butterworth, Tony ^c  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^b Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee engagement; Health service research; Hospital units; Lean healthcare; Multidisciplinary care team; Nurse attitudes; Productive Ward; Program implementation; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; NURSING STAFF; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84927798339     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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