Linkages between nursing and the quality of patient care: A 2-year comparison

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 4 SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages

  Naylor, Mary ^a   Volpe, Ellen ^a   Lustig, Adam ^b   Kelley, Heather ^a   Melichar, Lori ^c   Pauly, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b National Pharmaceutical Council   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

care processes; evidence; nursing; quality; quality care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84875188058     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182894848     Document Type: Article

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