‘Failure to Maintain’: A theoretical proposition for a new quality indicator of nurse care rationing for complex older people in hospital

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 146-161

  Bail, Kasia ^a   Grealish, Laurie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Cross infection; Delirium; Dementia; Ethics; Frail elderly; Geriatrics; Health care rationing; Hospital; Resource allocation.

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; COMPLICATION; ETHICS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NURSING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84987940388     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.08.001     Document Type: Note

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