A model for testing the relationship of nursing care and patient outcomes

Nursing Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-80

  Yen, Miaofen ^a   Lo, Li Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 2442480470     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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