Nurse Staffing and 30-day Readmission of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A 10-year Retrospective Study of Patient Hospitalization

Purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity in many countries, and it has high rate of hospital readmissions due to recurrent exacerbations of the disease. Many previous studies have suggested further examination of the factors that contribute to hospital re...

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Main Authors: Seung Ju Kim, RN, Eun-Cheol Park, MD, PhD, Kyu-Tae Han, BHM, Sun Jung Kim, PhD, Tae Hyun Kim, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131716302602