title: Changing the delivery of nursing care. Implementation issues and qualitative findings.
abstract: Faced with a shortage of professional nurses, 37 hospitals in New Jersey implemented a variety of approaches to changing the delivery of nursing care. Implementation issues, including the positive and negative effects of the changes, are discussed. Most project coordinators reported that implementation was more difficult than they had anticipated.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, New York University, New York.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Kovner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hendrickson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Knickman
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Finkler
mesh_terms: D016288:Computer Terminals; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D009515:New Jersey; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D000078329:Workforce