Data envelopment analysis model for the appraisal and relative performance evaluation of nurses at an intensive care unit

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1039-1062

  Osman, Ibrahim H ^a   Berbary, Lynn N ^a   Sidani, Yusuf ^a   Al Ayoubi, Baydaa ^b   Emrouznejad, Ali ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Health care services; Nursing appraisal; Performance evaluation; Ratio pitfalls of units to measures; Talent management

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CAREER; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHECKLIST; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84856223718     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-010-9570-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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