A multi-method study on the quality of the nurse work environment in acute-care hospitals: positioning Switzerland in the Magnet hospital research

BACKGROUND: Magnet hospitals share nurse work environment characteristics associated with superior patient, nurse and financial outcomes. In Switzerland, however, it is uncertain how nurses appraise their work environments. OBJECTIVES: To describe the quality of the nurse work enviro...

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Main Authors: Mario Desmedt, Sabina De Geest, Maria Schubert, René Schwendimann, Dietmar Ausserhofer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2012-12-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1623