Hidden in plain view: The importance of professional nursing care

Clinical Governance: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-163

  Tourangeau, Ann E ^a   Stone, Patricia W ^b   Birnbaum, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care; Nurses

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB SATISFACTION; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 12444333165     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: 17586038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270310471658     Document Type: Article

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