Benchmarking by the RAFAELA patient classification system - A descriptive study of optimal nursing intensity levels

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 146, Issue , 2009, Pages 25-29

  Fagerström, Lisbeth ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Nursing intensity; Patient classification system; Workload

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; HOSPITALS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; DECISION PROCESS; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES; INTENSITY LEVELS; OPTIMAL LEVEL; PERSONNEL RESOURCES; WORKLOAD;

NURSING;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

BENCHMARKING; FINLAND; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70349560665     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-024-7-25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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