Health Facility Environment - Organization & administration
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Licensed nurses' perceptions of ethical climates in skilled nursing facilities.

30 Aug 2009 This study examines the presence of ethical climates in skilled nursing facilities and identifies their antecedents (work group, job position, tenure). A cross-sectional survey design was implemented. A total of 359 facilities were selected in the ... Read more...

Registered nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate.

30 Aug 2009 Moral distress is a phenomenon of increasing concern in nursing practice, education and research. Previous research has suggested that moral distress is associated with perceptions of ethical climate, which has implications for nursing practice and ... Read more...

Planning and creating a new bi-state nursing workforce center through unique partnerships.

30 Aug 2009 Multiple strategies are needed to address the complex issues related to the nursing shortage. It is not enough to focus on increasing the number of students in the pipeline unless this is met with complimentary work to improve the professional ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Facility Environment - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Overall effect of TCAB on initial participating hospitals. 30 Oct 2009
• TCAB in the curriculum: creating a safer environment through nursing education. 30 Oct 2009
• Creating leaders for the future. 30 Oct 2009
• Quiet time: a daily period without distractions benefits both patients and nurses. 30 Oct 2009
• Licensed nurses' perceptions of ethical climates in skilled nursing facilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Registered nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate. 30 Aug 2009
• Planning and creating a new bi-state nursing workforce center through unique partnerships. 30 Aug 2009
• Ensuring quieter hospital environments. 30 Aug 2009
• At one with your surroundings? 30 Jul 2009
• Anxiety in the operating theatre: a study of frequency and environmental impact in patients having local, plexus or regional anaesthesia. 30 Jul 2009
• Respect for seniors. Environmental services and long-term care. 30 Jul 2009
• The development and pilot testing of an instrument to measure nurses' working environment: the Nursing Context Index. 25 Jul 2009
• Case study: creating a healthy workplace in a surgical trauma intensive care unit. 29 Jun 2009
• An ethical framework for developing and sustaining a healthy workplace. 29 Jun 2009
• Empowerment, engagement and perceived effectiveness in nursing work environments: does experience matter? 29 Jun 2009
• Designing health care environments: Part II. Preparing nurses to be design team members. 29 Jun 2009
• Facilitators and barriers to adjustment of international nurses: an integrative review. 30 May 2009
• Designing health care environments: Part I. Basic concepts, principles, and issues related to evidence-based design. 30 May 2009
• A proclamation for change: transforming the hospital patient care environment. 30 May 2009
• Where is the value in value engineering? 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Health Facility Environment'

Definition: Physical surroundings or conditions of a hospital or other health facility and influence of these factors on patients and staff.

Descriptor UI: D006272

Alternative terms: Health Facility Environment; Environment, Health Facility; Environments, Health Facility; Facility Environment, Health; Health Facility Environments; Family Planning, Environment;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.220; N05.300.430.400;

History Note: 91(80); was see under HEALTH FACILITIES 1980-90

Technical Notes: DF: HEALTH FACILITY ENVIR