Negotiating safety when staffing falls short.

Cindy Diamond Zolnierek; Cynthia M Steckel

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Negotiating safety when staffing falls short.

June 30, 2010

Zolnierek CD, Steckel CM. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2010;22(2).

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This commentary describes strategies to protect patient safety when nurse staffing shortages arise in the critical care setting.

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