Identifying key performance indicators for nursing and midwifery care using a consensus approach

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 1145-1154

  Mccance, Tanya ^a   Telford, Lorna ^b   Wilson, Julie ^c   Macleod, Olive ^c   Dowd, Audrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indicators; Midwifery; Nominal group technique; Nursing; Patient experience; Quality care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84860390310     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03820.x     Document Type: Article

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