A quality of health outcomes model for guiding obstetrical practice

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-146

  Mayberry, Linda J ^a   Gennaro, Susan ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor and delivery; Maternal health; Outcomes; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035224056     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2001.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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