A Model of Nursing Care Microsystems for a Large Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-88

  Goldschmidt, Karen A ^a   Gordin, Peggy ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; intensive care; job satisfaction; microsystems; neonatal; neonatal nursing; nursing models; nursing team; organizational models; patient care team; patient satisfaction; quality of healthcare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MODEL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646868406     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adnc.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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