Problems associated with nursing staff shortage: An analysis of the first 3600 incident reports submitted to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study (AIMS-ICU)

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 396-400

  Beckmann, U ^a,b   Baldwin, I ^a,c   Durie, M ^a,d   Morrison, A ^a,e   Shaw, L ^a,b  

^a Intensive Care Units ^*

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Tweed Heads Hospital   (Australia)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Monitoring: incident, safety; Nursing: staff, intensive care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EXTUBATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE; MANPOWER; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031666583     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9802600410     Document Type: Article

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