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California Study Offers New Perspective on Relationship Between Staffing Ratios and Patient Safety
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, March 27th, 2008
A study of the potential impact of state mandated nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in California hospitals revealed little impact on patient outcomes in two critical areas of patient care. The findings were published in the March 2008 issue of Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, a peer-reviewed journal that explores the multiple relationships between nursing and health policy. However, the study's researchers caution the results are far from conclusive in scientifically determining the required number of staff to provide quality care.
"Mandated alterations in the volume of direct-care staff alone have not resulted in expected reductions in the incidence of patient...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-03-27)
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