Changes in health service delivery for cardiac patients: Implications for workforce planning and patient outcomes

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 55-57

  Driscoll, Andrea ^a,b   Currey, Judy ^b   George, Marcia ^c,d   Davidson, Patricia M ^e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ISIS Primary Care Limited   (Australia)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute cardiac care; Cardiovascular nursing; Coronary care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MANPOWER; MODEL; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CORONARY CARE UNITS; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84881239305     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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