Nursing Practice Models for Acute and Critical Care: Overview of Care Delivery Models

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 365-373

  Shirey, Maria R ^a  

^a Shirey & Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute and critical care; Care delivery models; Healthy work environment; Models; Professional practice models; Synergy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

CRITICAL CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 55549101956     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2008.08.014     Document Type: Review

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