Scheduling and shift work characteristics associated with risk for occupational injury in newly licensed registered nurses: An observational study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1686-1693

  Stimpfel, Amy Witkoski ^a   Brewer, Carol S ^b   Kovner, Christine T ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing; Occupational health; Personnel staffing and scheduling; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84942198048     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.06.011     Document Type: Article

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