Effects of registered nurse staffing on quality of care and resident outcomes in nursing homes

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 685-691

  Cho, Eunhee ^a   Kim, In Sook ^a   Lee, Tae Wha ^a   Kim, Gwang Suk ^a   Lee, Hyeonkyeong ^a   Min, Deulle ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Nursing homes; Quality of health care; RN staffing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGISTERED NURSE; RESIDENT; WORKFORCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; NURSES; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORKFORCE;

EID: 85088034052     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.04.001     Document Type: Article

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