7. NURSING PERSONNEL

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. FOREWORD VII
3. PREFACE XI
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XV
5. CONTENTS XIX
6. TABLES XXI
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. Part I. BACKGROUND
9. I. POPULATION, INCOME, AND HEALTH INSURANCE 9
10. 2. PATTERNS OF HOSPITAL USE 32
11. 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS IN SHORT-TERM HOSPITALS 92
12. 4. USE OF WARD SERVICE BY HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSCRIBERS 130
13. Part II. PERSONNEL, PLANT, AND ORGANIZATION
14. 5. ATTENDING STAFF 143
15. 6. INTERNS AND RESIDENTS 163
16. 7. NURSING PERSONNEL 221
17. 8. CONDITION OF PLANT AND EXPENDITURES FOR CONSTRUCTION 246
18. 9. PROBLEMS IN HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT 273
19. 10. QUALITY OF CARE 295
20. 11. AFFILIATION, REGIONALIZATION, AND COORDINATION 315
21. Part III. FINANCING HOSPITAL CARE
22. 12. TRENDS IN INCOME, 1934–57 341
23. 13. SOURCES OF INCOME OF VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS 352
24. 14. FINANCIAL POSITION OF VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS 367
25. 15. INCOME OF MUNICIPAL HOSPITALS 388
26. 16. ROLE OF GOVERNMENT 398
27. 17. ROLE OF BLUE CROSS 415
28. 18. ROLE OF PHILANTHROPY 437
29. 19. COST OF HOSPITAL CARE 460
30. 20. COMPARISONS WITH OTHER AREAS 491
31. 21. A PATTERN FOR FINANCING HOSPITAL CARE IN NEW YORK CITY 511
32. NOTES 529
33. INDEX 557