A descriptive study of nurse-reported missed care in neonatal intensive care units

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 813-824

  Tubbs Cooley, Heather L ^a   Pickler, Rita H ^a   Younger, Janet B ^b   Mark, Barbara A ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Missed nursing care; Neonatal intensive care; Nursing; Outcomes; Quality; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964277365     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12578     Document Type: Article

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