Case for hospital nurse-to-patient ratio legislation in Queensland, Australia, hospitals: an observational study

Objectives To determine whether there was variation in nurse staffing across hospitals in Queensland prior to implementation of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation targeting medical-surgical wards, and if so, the extent to which nurse staffing variation was associated with poor outcomes for patients...

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Main Authors: Carol Windsor, Patsy Yates, Linda H Aiken, Clint Douglas, Matthew D McHugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e036264.full
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