Dependence nursing scale: A new method to assess the effect of nursing work load in a respiratory intermediate intensive care unit

Respiratory Care

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-37

  Clini, Enrico ^a   Vitacca, Michele ^a   Ambrosino, Nicolino ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Dependence nursing scale; Mechanical ventilation; Nursing work load; Respiratory care; Severity of illness; Tracheotomy; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEOTOMY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033030710     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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