Psychiatric nurse staffing in hospitals: Is it adequate?

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-29

  Hanrahan, Nancy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

acute psychiatric care; commentary; inpatient staffing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857422269     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390311431816     Document Type: Article

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