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Peer reviewedBrannon, Robert L. – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1994
Division of labor in hospitals has undergone task reunification, promoted as professional upgrading for nurses. However, this contradicts theories of professionalization and intensifies nurses' workload. At the same time, flattening of the nursing hierarchy increases their accountability. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Hospitals, Job Development
