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The relationship of nurse staffing, skill mix, and Magnet recognition to institutional volume and mortality for congenital heart surgeryPatricia Hickey
Cardiovascular and Critical Care Services, Department of Nursing, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Nurs Adm 40:226-32. 2010..The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of nurse staffing, skill mix, and Magnet(R) recognition to institutional volume and mortality for congenital heart surgery at children's hospitals...
Pediatric cardiovascular critical care in the United States: nursing and organizational characteristicsPatricia A Hickey
Cardiovascular and Critical Care Services, Department of Nursing Patient Services, Boston Children s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Crit Care 21:242-50. 2012..Objectives To describe and understand nursing and organizational characteristics of cardiovascular care in children's hospitals...
Statewide and national impact of California's Staffing Law on pediatric cardiac surgery outcomesPatricia A Hickey
Cardiovascular and Critical Care Services, Department of Nursing Patient Services, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Nurs Adm 41:218-25. 2011..The objective of the study was to examine the impact of staffing ratios on risk-adjusted outcomes for pediatric cardiac surgery programs in California and relative to other states combined...
Capture of complexity of specialty care in pediatric cardiology by work RVU measuresLisa Bergersen
Department of Cardiology, The Children s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, USA
Pediatrics 131:258-67. 2013..We sought to determine the relationship between relative value units (RVUs) and intended measures of work in catheterization for congenital heart disease...
Improved bed use with creation of a short-stay unit in a cardiac catheterization recovery roomPatricia O'Brien
Department of Nursing Patient Services, Cardiovascular Program, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Heart Lung 40:56-62. 2011..We describe the problem, solution, and early results in hospital performance and patient outcomes...
Toward a new paradigm in hospital-based pediatric education: the development of an onsite simulator programPeter H Weinstock
Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School and Department of Anesthesia, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 6:635-41. 2005..After an initial capital investment, the training appears to be cost-effective. Hospital-based simulator suites may point the way forward as a new paradigm for the effective education of today's busy clinicians...
Exemplary professional practice through nurse peer reviewPatricia Branowicki
Department of Nursing Patient Services, Children s Hospital Boston, Nursing Patient Care Services, Pediatric Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
J Pediatr Nurs 26:128-36. 2011..This approach demonstrates the impact of professional nurse accountability for improving the quality of care and may serve as an exemplar for professional practice...
Paediatric nurse practitioner managed cardiology clinics: patient satisfaction and appointment accessJuli Anne K Evangelista
Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adv Nurs 68:2165-74. 2012..This article summarizes a comparative study of patient/family satisfaction and appointment wait times in physician managed vs. paediatric nurse practitioner managed cardiology clinics...
Coping while caring for the dying child: nurses' experiences in an acute care settingKatherine A Cook
Nursing Patient Services, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
J Pediatr Nurs 27:e11-21. 2012..Coping and grieving are facilitated by colleague and unit resources. Studies exploring job dissatisfaction, stress, and burnout from an inadequate grieving process are required...
