Acuity systems dialogue and patient classification system essentials

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-299

  Harper, Kelle ^a   McCully, Crystal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acuity; Classification; Patient care; Retention; Staffing

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34848892171     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAQ.0000290426.41690.cb     Document Type: Article

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