Does patient satisfaction contribute to nursing care quality?

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 126-130

  Ervin, Naomi E ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING SHORTAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; EMPATHY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646084607     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200603000-00005     Document Type: Review

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