Costing out nursing services: examining the research.
A review of 73 published and unpublished studies revealed a lack of agreement on how the terms "direct nursing care" and "total" and "direct nursing costs" are defined. A literature review and specific definitions for future research are presented.
Eckhart
J G
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D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics*