California's nurse-to-patient ratios, Part 2: 8 years later, What do we know about hospital level outcomes?

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 549-553

  Serratt, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84885034417     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182a3e906     Document Type: Article

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