Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 78, Issue , 2018, Pages 10-15

  Ball, Jane E ^a,b   Bruyneel, Luk ^c   Aiken, Linda H ^d   Sermeus, Walter ^c   Sloane, Douglas M ^d   Rafferty, Anne Marie ^e   Lindqvist, Rikard ^a   Tishelman, Carol ^f   Griffiths, Peter ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care left undone; Cross sectional study; Hospital; Mediation; Missed care; Mortality; Nurse staffing; Patient safety; Post surgical

Indexed keywords

CASE MIX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; REGISTERED NURSE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WORKLOAD; BELGIUM; EDUCATION; ENGLAND; FINLAND; IRELAND; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND;

BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FINLAND; IRELAND; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPAIN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 85028063762     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.08.004     Document Type: Article

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