Adjusting for patient acuity in measurement of nurse staffing: Two approaches

Nursing Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-114

  Mark, Barbara A ^a   Harless, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

case mix index; nurse staffing; nursing intensity weight; patient acuity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICARE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OWNERSHIP; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79952538609     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e31820bb0c6     Document Type: Article

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