Impact of skill mix variations on patient outcomes following implementation of nursing hours per patient day staffing: A retrospective study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2710-2718

  Twigg, Di ^a,b   Duffield, Christine ^c   Bremner, Alexandra ^d   Rapley, Pat ^b,e   Finn, Judith ^d  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health policy; Healthcare quality; Nurse; Nurses; Patient outcomes; Skill mix; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84869092099     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.05971.x     Document Type: Article

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