Nurse staffing, nursing intensity, staff mix, and direct nursing care costs across Massachusetts hospitals

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 416-425

  Welton, John M ^a   Unruh, Lynn ^b   Halloran, Edward J ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN CARE; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; NURSERY; NURSING CARE; NURSING COST; NURSING MANAGEMENT; NURSING STAFF; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; REGISTERED NURSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SKILL MIX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MASSACHUSETTS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33748751875     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200609000-00008     Document Type: Article

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