The relationship between nurse staffing and quality of care in nursing homes: A systematic review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-750

  Spilsbury, Karen ^a   Hewitt, Catherine ^b   Stirk, Lisa ^b   Bowman, Clive ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Bupa Care Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical indicators; Geriatric nursing; Long term care; Nurse staffing; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957920519     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.02.014     Document Type: Review

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