Nurse staffing in acute care settings: Research perspectives and practice implications

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 30-44

  Clarke, Sean P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36649009740     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33111-5     Document Type: Article

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