Healthcare reform. Its effects on nurses.
Healthcare reform has been a major economic and political focus throughout the 1990s. In a national survey of registered nurses about work life and health, many narrative comments addressed changes in the healthcare system. This qualitative study an analysis of these comments, identified themes related to nurses' perceptions of changes and the effect of healthcare reform on the practice of nursing.
Corey-Lisle
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University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, USA. pkcorey@umaryland.edu
Tarzian
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Cohen
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Trinkoff
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D004471:Economics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009013:Morale; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D009726:Nurses / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D020415:Personnel Downsizing; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D016526:Workload