Patients' perceptions of nursing care in the hospital setting

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 393-399

  Schmidt, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Hospitalization; Nursing; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYMPTOM; THEORY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0345257065     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0309-2402.2003.02818.x     Document Type: Review

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