Nursing skill mix and patient outcomes

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 525-528

  Needleman, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SKILL MIX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 85032868189     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006197     Document Type: Review

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