The RAFAELA system: A workforce planning tool for nurse staffing and human resource management

Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 30-36

  Fagerström, Lisbeth ^a   Lønning, Kjersti ^b   Helen, Marit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Care needs; Human resource management; Leadership; Management; Nursing intensity; Nursing resources; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

BENCHMARKING; FINLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE MEDICINE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84902356126     PISSN: 13545760     EISSN: 20478976     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nm2014.04.21.2.30.e1199     Document Type: Article

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