Effect of morbidity and mortality peer review on nurse accountability and ventilator-associated pneumonia rates

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 374-383

  Nolan, Scot W ^a   Burkard, Joseph F ^b   Clark, Mary Jo ^b   Davidson, Judy E ^a   Agan, Donna L ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; EVALUATION STUDY; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, NURSING; MORBIDITY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 77956478514     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181ee427b     Document Type: Article

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