The effects of RN staffing hours on nursing home quality: A two-stage model

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 409-417

  Lee, Hyang Yuol ^a   Blegen, Mary A ^b   Harrington, Charlene ^b  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse staffing; Nursing home quality; Nursing home staffing; Nursing homes; Quality indicators; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME QUALITY; NURSING HOME STAFFING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS; QUALITY OF CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

NURSE STAFFING; NURSING HOME QUALITY; NURSING HOME STAFFING; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY INDICATORS; QUALITY OF CARE;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COLORADO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; URINARY CATHETERS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84894240164     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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