Patient outcomes: Are they linked to registered nurse absenteeism, separation, or work load?

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 24, Issue 4S, 1994, Pages 48-55

  Lee Taunton, Roma ^a   Kleinbeck, Susan V M ^a   Stafford, Renee ^b   Woods, Cynthia Q ^a   Bott, Marjorie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b North kansas City Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0028256019     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-199404010-00008     Document Type: Article

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