California's nurse-to-patient ratios, part 3: Eight years later, what do we know about patient level outcomes?

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 581-585

  Serratt, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84887247662     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNA.0000434505.69428.eb     Document Type: Article

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