Hospital and unit characteristics associated with nursing turnover include skill mix but not staffing level: An observational cross-sectional study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1138-1145

  Staggs, Vincent S ^a,b   Dunton, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Nursing personnel; Nursing staff; Personnel staffing and scheduling; Personnel turnover

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OWNERSHIP; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865730834     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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