Effect of nurse staffing and education on the outcomes of surgical patients with comorbid serious mental illness

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1466-1469

  Kutney Lee, Ann ^a   Aiken, Linda H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 57049105312     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.12.1466     Document Type: Article

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