Nursing perspectives on 24/7 intensivist coverage

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1338-1340

  Lindell, Kathleen O ^a   Chlan, Linda L ^b   Hoffman, Leslie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF NURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649867685     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201007-1129ED     Document Type: Editorial

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