Outcomes of variation in hospital nurse staffing in English hospitals: Cross-sectional analysis of survey data and discharge records

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-182

  Rafferty, Anne Marie ^a,f   Clarke, Sean P ^b   Coles, James ^c,f   Ball, Jane ^d   James, Philip ^e   McKee, Martin ^f   Aiken, Linda H ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^d Employment Research   (United Kingdom)

^e CHKS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Failure to rescue; Job satisfaction; Mortality; Nurse staffing; Nursing outcomes; Patient outcomes; Staff outcomes; Workforce planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33846202971     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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