Outcomes of variation in hospital nurse staffing in English hospitals: Cross-sectional analysis of survey data and discharge records
International Journal of Nursing StudiesPublished 25 October 2006Open access
Anne Marie Rafferty, Sean P. Clarke, J Coles, Jane Ball, Philip James, Martin McKee
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Nurse staffing levels in NHS hospitals appear to have the same impact on patient outcomes and factors influencing nurse retention as have been found in the USA.
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Nurse staffing levels in NHS hospitals appear to have the same impact on patient outcomes and factors influencing nurse retention as have been found in the USA.
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