Length of Stay for Uncomplicated Vaginal Birth: A Perinatal Continuous Quality Improvement Project

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-22

  Inturrisi, Maribeth ^a   Lambert, Lael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Early discharge; Length of stay; Patient satisfaction; Reengineering; Vaginal birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032082241     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-199806000-00004     Document Type: Article

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