Hospital nursing, care quality, and patient satisfaction: Cross-sectional surveys of nurses and patients in hospitals in China and Europe

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-161

  You, Li ming ^a   Aiken, Linda H ^b   Sloane, Douglas M ^b   Liu, Ke ^a   He, Guo ping ^c   Hu, Yan ^d   Jiang, Xiao lian ^e   Li, Xiao han ^f   Li, Xiao mei ^g   Liu, Hua ping ^h   Shang, Shao mei ⁱ   Kutney Lee, Ann ^b   Sermeus, Walter ^j  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

ⁱ PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Hospital nursing outcomes; Nursing in China; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84872415418     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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