The effects of California minimum nurse staffing laws on nurse labor and patient mortality in skilled nursing facilities

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 802-816

  Tong, Patricia K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse staffing; Nursing homes; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL; CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAW; LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE STAFFING LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; SHIFT WORKER; SKILLED NURSING FACILITY; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79953758914     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1638     Document Type: Article

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