An observational study: Associations between nurse-reported hospital characteristics and estimated 30-day survival probabilities

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 757-764

  Tvedt, Christine ^a,b   Sjetne, Ingeborg Strømseng ^a   Helgeland, Jon ^a   Bukholm, Geir ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWEGIAN (PEOPLE); NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; NORWAY; PROBABILITY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NORWAY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84906703613     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002781     Document Type: Article

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