Hospital RNs' and CNOs' perceptions of the impact of the nursing shortage on the quality of care

Nursing Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 214-221

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a   Donelan, Karen ^b   Ulrich, Beth T ^c   Norman, Linda ^a   Williams, Mamie ^a   Dittus, Robert ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Nursing Spectrum/NurseWeek   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744545450     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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