Adverse patient occurrences as a measure of nursing care quality

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 62-69

  Reed, Laura ^a   Blegen, Mary A ^b   Goode, Colleen S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031969182     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-199805000-00009     Document Type: Article

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