Impact of the nurse shortage on hospital patient care: Comparative perspectives

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 853-862

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a   Donelan, Karen ^b   Ulrich, Beth T ^c   Norman, Linda ^d   DesRoches, Catherine ^b   Dittus, Robert ^e,f  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Gannett Healthcare Group   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247859569     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.3.853     Document Type: Article

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