Nurse-Staffing Levels and the Quality of Care in Hospitals

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Peter I. Buerhaus · Vanderbilt University

Soeren Mattke · Abt Global (United States)

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Background It is uncertain whether lower levels of staffing by nurses at hospitals are associated with an increased risk that patients will have complications or die.

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Healthcare Policy and Management Nursing Roles and Practices Hospital Admissions and Outcomes

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 346, Issue 22, pp. 1715-1722

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa012247

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Nurse-Staffing Levels and the Quality of Care in Hospitals

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