Comparison of nurse, system and quality patient care outcomes in 8-hour and 12-hour shifts

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1099-1106

  Stone, Patricia W ^a   Du, Yunling ^b   Cowell, Rhabia ^a   Amsterdam, Norma ^c   Helfrich, Thomas A ^d   Linn, Robert W ^d,e   Gladstein, Amy ^c   Walsh, Mary ^f   Mojica, Lorraine A ^g  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c 1199SEIU National Health and Human Services Union   (United States)

^d League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes   (United States)

^e Linn and Green Consulting Inc   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital administration; Nurse staffing; Patient safety; Shift length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 33751352071     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000237180.72275.82     Document Type: Article

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