Nursing resources and patient outcomes in intensive care: a systematic review of the literature.

Elizabeth West; Nicholas Mays; Anne Marie Rafferty; Kathy M. Rowan; Colin Sanderson

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Nursing resources and patient outcomes in intensive care: a systematic review of the literature.

January 5, 2012

West E, Mays N, Rafferty AM, et al. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009;46(7):993-1011.

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In exploring nursing's impact on the quality of patient care in intensive care settings, this review analyzed 15 studies and found statistical relationships between nursing resources, mortality, and adverse events.

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