Organizational correlates of the risk-adjusted pressure ulcer prevalence and subsequent survey deficiency citation in California nursing homes

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-358

  Dellefield, Mary Ellen ^a  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Nurse staffing; Nursing home; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK;

EID: 33748098399     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20145     Document Type: Article

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