Hospital nurse-staffing models and patient-and staff-related outcomes (Review)

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2019, Issue 4, 2019, Pages

  Butler, Michelle ^a   Schultz, Timothy J ^b   Halligan, Phil ^c   Sheridan, Ann ^c   Kinsman, Leigh ^d   Rotter, Thomas ^e   Beaumier, Jonathan ^f   Kelly, Robyn Gail ^g   Drennan, Jonathan ^h  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTENDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; META ANALYSIS; MODEL; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; WORKFORCE;

EID: 85064891296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007019.pub3     Document Type: Review

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