Nursing workload in the acute-care setting: A concept analysis of nursing workload

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 244-254

  Swiger, Pauline A ^a   Vance, David E ^a   Patrician, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Nursing workload; Workload measurement

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSING; WORKLOAD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84961135382     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2016.01.003     Document Type: Article

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