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An organizational and economic framework for restructuring psychiatric nurse labor use.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Merwin, EI
Published in: Issues in mental health nursing
January 1996

A conceptual framework of psychiatric nurse labor use is developed based on organizational and economic theories. The relationship between staffing decisions and quality of care is presented. Implications for restructuring the workforce within the context of managed care and increased cost containment pressures are discussed. The importance of using a conceptual framework to guide staffing evaluations, research, and management decisions is emphasized.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Issues in mental health nursing

DOI

EISSN

1096-4673

ISSN

0161-2840

Publication Date

January 1996

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

21 / 32

Related Subject Headings

  • Workforce
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
  • Nursing
  • Models, Organizational
  • Models, Nursing
  • Models, Economic
  • Managed Care Programs
  • Humans
 

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Merwin, E. I. (1996). An organizational and economic framework for restructuring psychiatric nurse labor use. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 17(1), 21–32. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612849609079828
Merwin, E. I. “An organizational and economic framework for restructuring psychiatric nurse labor use.Issues in Mental Health Nursing 17, no. 1 (January 1996): 21–32. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612849609079828.
Merwin EI. An organizational and economic framework for restructuring psychiatric nurse labor use. Issues in mental health nursing. 1996 Jan;17(1):21–32.
Merwin, E. I. “An organizational and economic framework for restructuring psychiatric nurse labor use.Issues in Mental Health Nursing, vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 1996, pp. 21–32. Epmc, doi:10.3109/01612849609079828.
Merwin EI. An organizational and economic framework for restructuring psychiatric nurse labor use. Issues in mental health nursing. 1996 Jan;17(1):21–32.

Published In

Issues in mental health nursing

DOI

EISSN

1096-4673

ISSN

0161-2840

Publication Date

January 1996

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

21 / 32

Related Subject Headings

  • Workforce
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
  • Nursing
  • Models, Organizational
  • Models, Nursing
  • Models, Economic
  • Managed Care Programs
  • Humans