Three metaphors and a (mis)quote: Thinking about staffing-outcomes research, health policy and the future of nursing

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-154

  Clarke, Sean P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care quality; Health policy; Hospitals; Nurse staffing; Patient outcomes

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; METAPHOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 64549147195     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00991.x     Document Type: Review

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