RN assessments of excellent quality of care and patient safety are associated with significantly lower odds of 30-day inpatient mortality: A national cross-sectional study of acute-care hospitals

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 117-124

  Smeds Alenius, Lisa ^a   Tishelman, Carol ^a   Lindqvist, Rikard ^a   Runesdotter, Sara ^a   McHugh, Matthew D ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Mortality; Patient safety; Quality of health care; Registered nurses

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SAFETY; REGISTER; REGISTERED NURSE; SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975853443     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.06.005     Document Type: Article

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