Nursing Services Delivery Theory: An open system approach

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2828-2838

  Meyer, Raquel M ^a   O'Brien Pallas, Linda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing management; Nursing services delivery theory; Open system approach; Organization structure; Quality of care; Staffing; Work organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENTROPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENTROPY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING SERVICES; NURSING THEORY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79551476609     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05449.x     Document Type: Article

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