Statewide and national impact of California's staffing law on pediatric cardiac surgery outcomes

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 218-225

  Hickey, Patricia A ^a   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^a   Jenkins, Kathy ^a   Fawcett, Jacqueline ^b   Hayman, Laura ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANPOWER; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

CALIFORNIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79955568739     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182171b2e     Document Type: Article

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