Improving quality and patient safety by retaining nursing expertise

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Hill, Karen S ^a  

^a CENTRAL BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benner; Clinical quality; Experience; Expert; Expertise; Hospital acquired skin conditions; Loss of experienced nurses; National database of nurse quality Indicators ; Novice; Nurse sensitive indicators; Patient falls; Strategies to retain nurse

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551715987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol15No03PPT03     Document Type: Article

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