Nurse staffing and nurse outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 273-282

  Shin, Sujin ^a   Park, Jin Hwa ^b   Bae, Sung Heui ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Nurse outcomes; Nurse staffing; Nurse to patient ratio; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

HUMANS; NURSES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; WORKFORCE;

EID: 85045717794     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2017.12.002     Document Type: Article

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