Nurse staffing in long-term care facilities

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 640-647

  Mueller, Christine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MANAGER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CODING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARDIZATION; WORKLOAD;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 0036919254     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200212000-00009     Document Type: Article

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