Nurse staffing and patient safety

Canadian Nurse

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 19-23

  MacPhee, Maura ^a   Ellis, Jennifer ^b,c   Sanchez McCutcheon, Amy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Health Services Research Foundation   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nurse staffing; Patient safety; Patient to nurse ratios; Staffing plans

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; WORKLOAD;

CANADA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33750415304     PISSN: 00084581     EISSN: 14925494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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