Matching nurse skill with patient acuity in the intensive care units: A risk management mandate

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 397-404

  Rischbieth, Amanda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Wakefield Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Intensive care unit; Nurse skill; Patient acuity; Risk; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; FURNITURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33745187822     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00622.x     Document Type: Review

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