The effect of staffing on the quality of care at mealtime

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 64-72

  Kayser Jones, Jeanie ^a   Schell, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031085013     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-6554(97)90081-6     Document Type: Article

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