Relationship between quality of care, staffing levels, skill mix and nurse autonomy: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-82

  Currie, Veronica ^a   Harvey, Gill ^a   West, Elizabeth ^a   McKenna, Hugh ^b   Keeney, Sinead ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Literature review; Nursing; Perceptions; Quality of care; Shared governance; Skill mix; Staffing

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKILL;

EID: 20444487220     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03462.x     Document Type: Review

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