An observational study of nurse staffing ratios and hospital readmission among children admitted for common conditions

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 735-742

  Tubbs Cooley, Heather L ^a   Cimiotti, Jeannie P ^b   Silber, Jeffrey H ^c   Sloane, Douglas M ^d   Aiken, Linda H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b School of Nursing   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC NURSE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WELLBEING;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NURSES; PAEDIATRICS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT READMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882424300     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001610     Document Type: Article

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