Nurse Working Conditions and Patient Safety Outcomes
Medical CarePublished 21 May 2007
Patricia W. Stone, Cathy Mooney‐Kane, Elaine Larson, Teresa Horan, Laurent G. Glance, Jack Zwanziger
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Nurse working conditions were associated with all outcomes measured and will most likely promote patient safety, and future researchers and policymakers should consider a broad set of working condition variables.
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Nurse working conditions were associated with all outcomes measured. Improving working conditions will most likely promote patient safety. Future researchers and policymakers should consider a broad set of working condition variables.
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