Use of temporary nurses and nurse and patient safety outcomes in acute care hospital units

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-344

  Bae, Sung Heui ^a   Mark, Barbara ^a   Fried, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Back injuries; Medication errors; Needlesticks; Patient falls; Temporary nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICATION ERROR; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; BACK INJURIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957608312     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: 15505030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/hmr.0b013e3181dac01c     Document Type: Article

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