A consensus driven method to measure the required number of intensive care nurses in Australia

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 106-115

  Williams, Ged ^a,b   Clarke, Therese ^c,d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MANPOWER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0035436511     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(01)80027-8     Document Type: Article

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