Making nursing-sensitive quality indicators real in ambulatory care

Nursing Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Swan, Beth Ann ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NURSING; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48049091812     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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