Nursing at a crossroads: managing without facts

S M McManus; J V Pearson

Nursing at a crossroads: managing without facts

Health Care Manage Rev. 1993 Winter;18(1):79-90.

Authors

S M McManus¹, J V Pearson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Health Administration, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton.

PMID: 8444619

Abstract

Literature on variables relating to nursing structures, nursing support systems, and patient classification systems contains discrepancies in definitions and methods. This lack of systematic research results in uncertainty and renders comparisons untenable.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Costs and Cost Analysis
Humans
Models, Nursing*
Nursing Administration Research
Nursing Service, Hospital / economics*
Nursing Service, Hospital / organization & administration
Patients / classification
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / trends
United States