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

ObjectivesTo 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 a...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 10; no. 9; p. e036264
Main Authors:	McHugh, Matthew D, Aiken, Linda H, Windsor, Carol, Douglas, Clint, Yates, Patsy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 06.09.2020 BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group
Series:	Original research
Subjects:	Australia Burnout, Professional - epidemiology Clinical outcomes Cross-Sectional Studies health policy Hospitals Humans international health services Job Satisfaction Legislation Mortality Nurses Nursing Nursing Staff, Hospital Observational studies Patient safety Personnel Staffing and Scheduling quality in health care Quality of Health Care Queensland Ratios Workforce planning Workloads Australia Queensland California Queensland Australia United States > US international health services quality in health care health policy
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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