Night and day in the VA: Associations between night shift staffing, nurse workforce characteristics, and length of stay

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 90-97

  De Cordova, Pamela B ^a   Phibbs, Ciaran S ^b,c   Schmitt, Susan K ^b   Stone, Patricia W ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Columbia University School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Human capital; Length of stay; Night shift; Nursing workforce; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CAPITAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MANPOWER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGHT SHIFT; NURSING STAFF; NURSING WORKFORCE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STAFFING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HUMAN CAPITAL; LENGTH OF STAY; NIGHT SHIFT; NURSING WORKFORCE; STAFFING;

HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84897672166     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.21582     Document Type: Article

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