Evidence-based staffing: Potential roles for informatics

Nursing Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Hyun, Sookyung ^a   Bakken, Suzanne ^a   Douglas, Kathy ^b   Stone, Patricia W ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b Columbia University School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NURSING INFORMATICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; NURSING INFORMATICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 48049106452     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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