Occupancy data: Unravelling the mystery

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 5-12

  Stevenson, Johanna ^a   Anderson, Susan ^a   Veach, Kate ^a   Hine, Bette Anne ^a   Webster, Joan ^a,b,c,d   Fleming, Lesley ^a   Osborne, Sonya ^a,d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bed occupancy; Nursing resources; Nursing workload

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855376961     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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