Economic evaluation of a nursing-led inpatient unit: The impact of findings on management decisions of service utility and sustainability

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 428-438

  Harris, Ruth ^a   Richardson, Gerry ^b   Griffiths, Peter ^a   Hallett, Nancy ^c   Wilson Barnett, Jenifer ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Economic evaluation; Hospital utilization; Intermediate care; Nurse clinicians; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 24344451136     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2005.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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