Health Facility Environment
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Full-time dental faculty perceptions of satisfaction with the academic work environment.

29 Sep 2009 A significant factor in a faculty member's accepting or maintaining an academic appointment is the work environment. Assessing the work environment to identify characteristics that could increase faculty retention and recruitment could be valuable ... Read more...

The "big picture": communicating with families about end-of-life care in intensive care unit.

30 Aug 2009 This article presents the findings of a qualitative study investigating how critical care nurses include families in end-of-life care. The major theme, "Supporting the Families' Journey Through the Dying Process," illustrates how critical care ... Read more...

Intergenerational views of hardiness in critical care nurses.

30 Aug 2009 As all nurses are aware, healthcare is experiencing a time of great change. This change can lead to stress, nurse vacancy rates, and burnout. However, the effects of stress can be mitigated by personal hardiness. This article presents an overview of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Facility Environment'

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
• Full-time dental faculty perceptions of satisfaction with the academic work environment. 29 Sep 2009
• The "big picture": communicating with families about end-of-life care in intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2009
• Intergenerational views of hardiness in critical care nurses. 30 Aug 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
• Soothing music can increase oxytocin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomised control trial. 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
• Research on the care environment: celebrating signs of success, posing questions to advance future investigations. 30 Jul 2009
• The development and pilot testing of an instrument to measure nurses' working environment: the Nursing Context Index. 25 Jul 2009
• Fathering premature infants and the technological imperative of the neonatal intensive care unit: an interpretive inquiry. 29 Jun 2009
• Establishing a therapeutic hospital environment: the patient perspective. 29 Jun 2009
• Healthy workplaces and ethical environments: a staff nurse's perspective. 29 Jun 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