Missed nursing care and unit-level nurse workload in the acute and post-Acute settings

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 84-89

  Orique, Sabrina B ^a   Patty, Christopher M ^b   Woods, Ellen ^a  

^a Kaweah Delta Medical Center   (United States)

^b Clinical Education Department   (United States)

Author keywords

missed nursing care; nurse workload; patient turnover; quality care

Indexed keywords

EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; TURNOVER TIME; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84948447124     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000140     Document Type: Article

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