The relationship of nurse staffing, skill mix, and magnet® recognition to institutional volume and mortality for congenital heart surgery

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 226-232

  Hickey, Patricia ^a   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^b   Connor, Jean ^c   Sporing, Eileen ^d   Jenkins, Kathy ^e  

^a Department of Nursing/Patient Services ^*  (United States)

^b Research Associate in Cardiology   (United States)

^c Clinical Instructor Pediatrics   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 77951846199     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181da3f71     Document Type: Article

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