Nurse staffing ratios: Trends and policy
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Patrick H. Conway; R. Tamara Konetzka; Jingsan Zhu; Kevin G. Volpp; Julie Sochal
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract BACKGROUND: Mandated minimum nurse‐to‐patient staffing ratio legislation was passed in California in 1999 and implemented January 1, 2004. Nurse staffing legislation is being considered in at least 25 other states. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were: (1) to evaluate nurse