Evaluating quality of nursing care: The gap between theory and practice

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 405-418

  Chang, Betty L ^a   Lee, Jan L ^a   Pearson, Marjorie L ^a   Kahn, Katherine L ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^a   Rubenstein, Lisa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036631361     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200207000-00009     Document Type: Article

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