Nursing in the European Union

List of AbbreviationsList of European Union Institutions and ProcessesList of European Union Member States and Year of Entry1 EmploymentIntroductionInitial Employment-The First PositionThe HospitalStaffing RatiosNursing Care Delivery ModelsAudit and FeedbackShift HandoverIntentional RoundingHospital ShortagesPrimary CareOther Community Nursing SitesHome CarePalliative CareExtended CareAdvanced Practice NursingWalk-In Centres and Telehealth NursingIndependent Practice: The Self-EmployedAgency and Bank NursingOther Employment ChoicesSkill MixThe Public and Private SectorsProfessional Practice: Work StylesProfessional Practice and the New Social SceneTurnoverNurse Employment and the Financial CrisisThe European Union and Health-Care HumanResources Management2 Industrial Relations and Payment MechanismsIntroductionTrade UnionsEmployer OrganizationsCollective BargainingBasic WagesSupplements to Basic WagesWage EvaluationSocial Security and PensionsConclusion3 The World of Work: Basic Organizational FeaturesWorking TimeOvertimePart-timeWork PatternsAnnual Paid and Additional LeavesPublic HolidaysMaternity and Parental LeavesChildcareAbsenteeismConclusion4 The World of Work: Its EnvironmentIntroductionPhysical ConditionsPsychosocial ConditionsStressEffort-Reward BalanceWork-Family BalanceJob InsecurityProfessional RelationshipsBurnoutWork AbilityViolence: The Physical and Psychological FacetsJob Satisfaction and the Meaning of WorkJob and Organizational CommitmentIntent to Leave the Place of Employment and/orthe ProfessionConclusion5 Industrial ActionIntroductionIssues Spurring Collective ActionCollective Action TacticsAlternate Dispute ResolutionDispute Resolution and the CourtsSummary and Conclusion6 Member States, the European Union, and the WorkplaceReferencesIndex