Review article: Staff perception of the emergency department working environment: Integrative review of the literature

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 7-26

  Johnston, Amy ^a,b   Abraham, Louisa ^c,d   Greenslade, Jaimi ^e,f   Thom, Ogilvie ^c,f   Carlstrom, Eric ^g   Wallis, Marianne ^a,h   Crilly, Julia ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Caloundra Private Hospital   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

ED; integrative review; staff perception; working condition; working environment

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84957438528     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12522     Document Type: Review

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