Nurse labor data: The collection and interpretation of nurse-to-patient ratios

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 377-381

  Minnick, Ann F ^a   Mion, Lorraine C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70349306419     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181b3b656     Document Type: Article

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