Developing, testing and applying instruments for measuring rising dependency-acuity's impact on ward staffing and quality

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-39

  Smith, Sue ^a   Casey, Ann ^b   Hurst, Keith ^c   Fenton, Katherine ^d   Scholefield, Hilary ^e  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^e SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Nurses; Quality indicators; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGORITHMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 63849160899     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860910927934     Document Type: Article

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