Dance of the call bells: Using ethnography to evaluate patient satisfaction with quality of care

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 316-324

  Deitrick, Lynn ^a   Bokovoy, Joanna ^a   Stern, Glenn ^a   Panik, Anne ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Call bells; Ethnography; Qualitative methods; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748930056     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200610000-00008     Document Type: Article

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