RN + RN = better care? What do we know about the association between the number of nurses and patient outcomes?

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1289-1290

  Griffiths, Peter ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67651253146     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.07.007     Document Type: Editorial

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