The effects of care and economics on nursing practice.
The constant challenge for nurse executives is to provide a caring element for the practice of nursing and the care of patients. While nurses have always viewed human caring as the most important element in nursing, economic issues are challenging the current vision of human care. In this article, the author describes a research project which examined human care and economics in the hospital nursing environment.
Nyberg
J
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School of Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003363:Cost Control; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D004645:Empathy; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires