The importance, challenges and prospects of taking work practices into account for healthcare quality improvement: Nursing work and patient status at a glance white boards

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 672-689

  Allen, Davina ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nursing; Qualitative research; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRAWING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE; MEDIATOR; MOBILIZATION; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84975072541     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-04-2014-0062     Document Type: Article

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