Bed-to-nurse ratios, provision of basic nursing care, and in-hospital and 30-day mortality among acute stroke patients admitted to an intensive care unit: Cross-sectional analysis of survey and administrative data

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1092-1101

  Cho, Sung Hyun ^a   Yun, Sung Cheol ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

30 Day mortality; Basic care; In hospital mortality; Intensive care unit; Nurse staffing; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; STROKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649111997     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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