An evaluation of the quality of nursing care in orthopaedic units

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 160-168

  Lee, Lay Lan ^a   Hsu, Nanly ^a   Chang, Shu Chuan ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Orthopaedic nursing; Quality monitor tools; Quality of nursing care

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448941808     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joon.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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