Comparison of nurse staffing measurements in staffing-outcomes research

Medical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e1-e8

  Park, Shin Hye ^a   Blegen, Mary A ^b   Spetz, Joanne ^c   Chapman, Susan A ^b   De Groot, Holly A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b School of Nursing   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Catalyst Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse Events; Nurse Staffing (Measurement); Patient Outcomes; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; BAYES THEOREM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BAYES THEOREM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84919399455     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318277eb50     Document Type: Article

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