Mandating nurse staffing in Pennsylvania: More than a numbers game

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 470-478

  Devandry, Suzanne N ^a   Cooper, Jennifer ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 73449128716     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181bd5fe9     Document Type: Article

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