Modeling hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevalence on medical-surgical units: Nurse workload, expertise, and clinical processes of care

Health Services Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 351-373

  Aydin, Carolyn ^a   Donaldson, Nancy ^b   Stotts, Nancy A ^c   Fridman, Moshe ^d   Brown, Diane Storer ^e  

^a BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AMF Consulting Inc ^*  (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute inpatient care; modeling; Nursing; quality of care patient safety (measurement)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PRESSURE ULCER; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; NURSING EXPERTISE; PATIENT RISK; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARD; WORKFLOW; WORKLOAD; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRESSURE ULCER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84924594784     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12244     Document Type: Article

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