National audit of critical care resources in South Africa - Nursing profile

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 12 III, 2007, Pages 1315-1318

  Scribante, Juan ^a   Bhagwanjee, Sats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGISTERED NURSE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 38649104464     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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