Nurse staffing models as predictors of patient outcomes

Medical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1096-1109

  Hall, Linda Mcgillis ^a   Doran, Diane ^a   Ross Baker, G ^a   Pink, George H ^a,b   Sidani, Souraya ^a   O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^a   Donner, Gail J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional status; Nurse staffing; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141430997     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MLR.0000084180.07121.2B     Document Type: Article

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