Variations in nursing care quality across hospitals

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2299-2310

  Lucero, Robert J ^a   Lake, Eileen T ^b   Aiken, Linda H ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Nursing care; Quality; Secondary analysis; Variations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349858067     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05090.x     Document Type: Article

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