Nurse staffing levels and nursing outcomes: A Bayesian analysis of Finnish-registered nurse survey data

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 986-993

  Tervo Heikkinen, Tarja ^a   Kiviniemi, Vesa ^b   Partanen, Pirjo ^a   VehvilÄinen Julkunen, Katri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Statistical and Mathematical Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Nurse staffing; Outcomes; Registered nurse; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 70450162737     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01020.x     Document Type: Review

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