Program evaluation of a unit reengineered for patient-focused care

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 31-46

  Patronis Jones, Rebecca A ^a   Dougherty, Marianne ^b   Martin, Suzanne ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Trauma Nursing   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost per patient per day Employee satisfaction; Length of stay; Multidisciplinary collaboration; Multiskilled worker; Nurse satisfaction; Patient satisfaction; Patient focused care; Physician satisfaction; Work redesign

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0031114228     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-199704000-00007     Document Type: Article

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