Benchmark attainment by maternal and child health clients across public health nursing agencies

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-18

  Monsen, Karen A ^a   Radosevich, David M ^b   Johnson, Susan C ^c   Farri, Oladimeji ^d   Kerr, Madeleine J ^a   Geppert, Joni S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Anoka County Minnesota Human Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Home visiting; Interventions; Omaha System; Outcomes; Public health nursing standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MINNESOTA; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84655161213     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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