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The Effect of Nurses’ Job Characteristics on Missed Nursing Care in Medical and Surgical Departments in Selected Slovenian Hospitals—A Cross-Sectional Study Cover

The Effect of Nurses’ Job Characteristics on Missed Nursing Care in Medical and Surgical Departments in Selected Slovenian Hospitals—A Cross-Sectional Study

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 64 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)
By: Mateja BAHUN,  Bojana LOBE and  Brigita SKELA-SAVIČ  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English
Page range: 24 - 31
Submitted on: May 21, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 16, 2024
Published on: Jan 2, 2025
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
BERNCA-R,
MISSCARE,
Work environment,
Nurse retention,
Quality of healthcare,
Workforce
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2025 Mateja BAHUN, Bojana LOBE, Brigita SKELA-SAVIČ, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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