The association of shift-level nurse staffing with adverse patient events.

Patricia A. Patrician; Lori Loan; Mary C. McCarthy; Moshe Fridman; Nancy Donaldson; Mona Bingham; Laura R. Brosch

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The association of shift-level nurse staffing with adverse patient events.

March 23, 2011

Patrician PA, Loan L, McCarthy MC, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41(2):64-70.

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