Effects of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation on nurse staffing and patient mortality, readmissions, and length of stay: a prospective study in a panel of hospitals

BACKGROUND: Substantial evidence indicates that patient outcomes are more favourable in hospitals with better nurse staffing. One policy designed to achieve better staffing is minimum nurse-to-patient ratio mandates, but such policies have rarely been implemented or evaluated. In 2016, Queensland (A...

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Autores principales: McHugh, Matthew D, Aiken, Linda H, Sloane, Douglas M, Windsor, Carol, Douglas, Clint, Yates, Patsy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8408834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33989553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00768-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8408834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33989553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00768-6

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