Relationships among nurse staffing, adherence to practice guidelines, and patient outcomes in the treatment of hypoglycemia

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 312-319

  Anthony, Maureen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Nurse staffing; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INPATIENTS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149354286     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.QMH.0000338552.13136.1e     Document Type: Article

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