Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2645309 | Applied Nursing Research | 2011 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Nurse staffing (fewer RNs), increased workload, and unstable nursing unit environments were linked to negative patient outcomes including falls and medication errors on medical/surgical units in a mixed method study combining longitudinal data (5 years) and primary data collection.
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Authors
Christine Duffield, Donna Diers, Linda O'Brien-Pallas, Chris Aisbett, Michael Roche, Madeleine King, Kate Aisbett,