Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals in California

Health Affairs

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 53-64

  Coffman, Janet M ^a   Seago, Jean Ann ^a   Spetz, Joanne ^a  

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ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; HEALTH MANPOWER; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL; LEGISLATION, NURSING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036718162     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.5.53     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. See, for example, American Nurses Association, Analysis of the American Nurses Association Staffing Survey (Washington: ANA, February 2001); and SEIU Nurse Alliance, The Shortage of Care (Washington: SEIU Nurse Alliance, 2001).
2. See, for example, American Nurses Association, Analysis of the American Nurses Association Staffing Survey (Washington: ANA, February 2001); and SEIU Nurse Alliance, The Shortage of Care (Washington: SEIU Nurse Alliance, 2001).
3. Office of the Governor of California, "Governor Gray Davis Announces Proposed Nurse-to-Patient Ratios," Press Release (Sacramento: Office of the Governor, 22 January 2002).
4. J. Spetz et al., Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios in California Acute Care Hospitals (San Francisco: University of California, San Francisco, Center for the Health Professions, December 2000).
5. Office of the Governor, "Governor Gray Davis Announces Proposed Nurse-to-Patient Ratios."
6. Carolyn Lauer, Service Employees International Union, personal communication, 28 February 2002; and Stephanie Norris, National Conference of State Legislatures, personal communication, 13 February 2002.
7. Carolyn Lauer, Service Employees International Union, personal communication, 28 February 2002; and Stephanie Norris, National Conference of State Legislatures, personal communication, 13 February 2002.
8. Seago, Nurse Staffing.
9. Texas Nurses Association, "Texas Board of Health Adopts Proposed Rules," January 2002, wvw.texas nurses.org/who/news/staffing.html (24 May 2002).