Call bell requests, call bell response time, and patient satisfaction

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Roszell, Sheila ^a,b   Jones, Cheryl B ^b   Lynn, Mary R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Call bell; Patient assessment; Patient satisfaction; Performance improvement; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149389968     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000342938.99036.9f     Document Type: Article

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