Interventions to improve working conditions of nursing staff in acute care hospitals: Scoping review

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 94-107

  Barrientos Trigo, Sergio ^a   Vega Vázquez, Laura ^b   De Diego Cordero, Rocío ^a   Badanta Romero, Bárbara ^a   Porcel Gálvez, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hospitals; nursing staff; working conditions; working environment; workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CINAHL; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDLINE; NURSE MANAGER; NURSING MANAGEMENT; NURSING STAFF; PERCEPTION; REGISTERED NURSE; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; MANPOWER; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85040540382     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12538     Document Type: Article

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