Hospital staff nurses' shift length associated with safety and quality of care

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-129

  Stimpfel, Amy Witkoski ^a   Aiken, Linda H ^a  

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

Author keywords

hospitals; quality of care; registered nurses; safety; shift length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84874941930     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182725f09     Document Type: Article

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