The impact of the nursing hours per patient day (NHPPD) staffing method on patient outcomes: A retrospective analysis of patient and staffing data

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 540-548

  Twigg, Di ^a,b   Duffield, Christine ^c   Bremner, Alex ^d   Rapley, Pat ^b,e   Finn, Judith ^b,d  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care quality; Health policy; Nurse staffing; Patient outcomes; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79955524481     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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