Is collecting care hours per patient day the way forward in determining safe staffing for inpatient mental health wards?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2017, Pages 178-181

  Jones, A ^a   Gregory, S ^b  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKLOAD;

HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 85013015747     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12352     Document Type: Letter

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