Do nurses know what patients think is important in nursing care?

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 65-74

  Lynn, Mary R ^a   McMillen, Bradley J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Public Instruction ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Nurses' perceptions; Patients' perceptions; Quality care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033147231     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-199906000-00008     Document Type: Article

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