A Standardized Measure: NDNQI Nursing Care Hours Indicator

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-116

  Choi, JiSun ^a   Boyle, Diane K ^b   Dunton, Nancy ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

NDNQI; nurse staffing measure; nursing care hours; reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTUAL DATABASE; NDNQI; NURSE STAFFING MEASURE; NURSING CARE; NURSING CARE HOURS; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

NDNQI; NURSE STAFFING MEASURE; NURSING CARE HOURS; RELIABILITY;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; NURSING CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889050728     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945913501723     Document Type: Article

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