The Nightingale metrics: Nurses at one institution improved outcomes by putting patients 'in the best condition for nature to act'

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 66-70

  Curley, Martha A Q ^a   Hickey, Patricia A ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular and Critical Care Services   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOSTON; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33749449080     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200610000-00036     Document Type: Review

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