Downsizing

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-112

  Lozins Miller, Patricia K ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; SKILL; VASCULAR ACCESS; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

COST SAVINGS; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 0344542044     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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