The effect of continuity in nursing care on patient outcomes in the pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 394-402

  Siow, Elaine ^a   Wypij, David ^b   Berry, Patricia ^b   Hickey, Patricia ^b,c   Curley, Martha A Q ^d  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANPOWER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84881520636     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31829d61e5     Document Type: Article

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