A review of design and policy interventions to promote nurses' restorative breaks in health care workplaces

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 70-77

  Nejati, Adeleh ^a   Shepley, Mardelle ^b   Rodiek, Susan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Break spaces; Built environment; Fatigue; Health; Nurse; Policy; Quality of care; Rest break

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 85007370042     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2165079915612097     Document Type: Review

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