Evidence-Based Staffing and "Communityship" as the Key to Success

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-87

  Kerfoot, Karlene ^a   Douglas, Kathy ^b  

^a AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b Institute for Staffing Excellence and Innovation   (United States)

Author keywords

Communityship; Evidence based staffing; Lean; Zero defect health care

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249141610     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2009.10.006     Document Type: Review

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