Nursing intensity and costs of nurse staffing demonstrated by the RAFAELA system: liver vs. kidney transplant recipients

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 798-805

  Andersen, Marit Helen ^a   Lønning, Kjersti ^b   Bjørnelv, Gudrun Maria Waaler ^b   Fagerström, Lisbeth ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

kidney transplant recipients; liver transplant recipients; nurse staffing costs; nursing intensity; the RAFAELA system

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE MANAGER; NURSING MANAGEMENT; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; RECIPIENT; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84968538149     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12384     Document Type: Article

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