Head nurse or hotel manager? 1989

M McAlvanah

The responsibility of making room assignments for patients can be both a challenging and frustrating experience for a head nurse. Many factors must be considered when making room assignments while consumer dissatisfaction with the process must be handled creatively and with understanding.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009745 Nursing, Supervisory Administration of nursing services for one or more clinical units. Charge Nurses,Head Nurses,Nurses, Head,Supervisory Nursing,Charge Nurse,Head Nurse,Nurse, Charge,Nurse, Head,Nurses, Charge
D010362 Patients' Rooms Rooms occupied by one or more individuals during a stay in a health facility. The concept includes aspects of environment, design, care, or economics. Private Rooms,Rooms, Patient,Semi-Private Rooms,Wards, General,General Ward,General Wards,Patient Room,Patient Rooms,Patient's Rooms,Patients Rooms,Patients' Room,Private Room,Room, Patient,Room, Patients',Room, Private,Room, Semi-Private,Rooms, Patients',Rooms, Private,Rooms, Semi-Private,Semi Private Rooms,Semi-Private Room,Ward, General
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002673 Child, Hospitalized Child hospitalized for short term care. Hospitalized Child,Children, Hospitalized,Hospitalized Children
D003258 Consumer Behavior Behavior associated with the procurement of goods, services, or experiences. Consumer Preference,Consumer Satisfaction,Behavior, Consumer,Behaviors, Consumer,Consumer Behaviors,Consumer Preferences,Preference, Consumer,Preferences, Consumer,Satisfaction, Consumer
D005190 Family A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children. Family Life Cycles,Family Members,Family Life Cycle,Family Research,Filiation,Kinship Networks,Relatives,Families,Family Member,Kinship Network,Life Cycle, Family,Life Cycles, Family,Network, Kinship,Networks, Kinship,Research, Family
D006268 Health Facilities Institutions which provide medical or health-related services. Facilities, Health,Facility, Health,Health Facility
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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