A new way to measure nursing: Computer timing of nursing time and support of laboring patients

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 199-206

  Barnett, Gerrie V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer timer; Labor support; Nursing time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; NURSING; PREGNANCY;

COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NURSING; PREGNANCY;

EID: 49249116371     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCN.0000304805.23499.3f     Document Type: Article

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