Safety in numbers : nurse-to-patient ratios and the future of health care

Safety in numbers : nurse-to-patient ratios and the future of health care / Suzanne Gordon, John Buchanan, and Tanya Bretherton.

"Legally mandated nurse-to-patient ratios are one of the most controversial topics in health care today. Ratio advocates believe that minimum staffing levels are essential for quality care, better working conditions, and higher rates of RN recruitment and retention that would alleviate the curr...

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Main Author: Gordon, Suzanne, 1945-
Other Authors: Bretherton, Tanya, Buchanan, John, 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2008.
Series:Culture and politics of health care work.
Subjects:
Nursing services > Standards > California.
Nursing services > Standards > Australia > Victoria.
Nursing services > California > Personnel management > Statistical methods.
Nursing services > Australia > Victoria > Personnel management > Statistical methods.
Hospitals > California > Administration > Statistical methods.
Hospitals > Australia > Victoria > Administration > Statistical methods.
Ratio analysis.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Issues.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Hospitals > Administration > Statistical methods
Nursing services > Standards
Ratio analysis
California
Victoria
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