Validation of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) for the Portuguese nurse population

Background: The need to obtain efficiency gains and to focus practice on obtaining value has influenced research in the area of nursing environment and nursing outcomes. The conclusions reached in those studies highlight the need for better nurse/patient ratios, better qualified nurses, and greater...

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Main Authors: Eileen Lake, António Fernando Salgueiro Amaral, Pedro Lopes Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Professor Despina Sapountzi-Krepia 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Caring Sciences
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Online Access:http://internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org/docs/7.%20%20Original%20Paper.pdf