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January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
In January 2004, a California law went into effect that regulates minimum nurse/patient ratios in hospitals because several studies had documented worse patient outcomes when nurse/patient ratios fell. This study examined associations between low nurse/patient ratios and adverse patient outcomes.
June 1, 2003 | Journal Article
This article guides nurse managers through the methods, findings, implications, and limitations of studies about nurse staffing and patient outcomes
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Nurses are the largest group of health care professionals providing direct patient care in hospitals, and the quality of care for hospital patients is strongly linked to the performance of nursing staff, according to an Institute of Medicine report. ...
January 1, 1999 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, the authors summarize the results of the evaluation of the Strengthening Hospital Nursing program and present an in-depth report on three of the 20 hospital sites.
July 11, 2007 | Story
R³ program—Renewal, Resilience and Retention for Nurses—are similar to another prominent RWJF initiative to improve nurse retention.
National Program
The TCAB program was led by the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI), and has generated significant information about the value of involving nurses and other front-line staff in the redesign of care delivery models and systems.
October 26, 2009 | Program Result
Researchers at Boston University's Health Policy Institute conducted research to determine whether hospitals might improve patient care and reduce stress on nurses by smoothing peaks and valleys in the number of surgical patients they must care for.
April 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Retaining the Experienced Nurse
April 23, 2009 | Story
"Our goal is to create a healthier nation and provide high quality care at the exact time when patients need us-from birth to death and every time in between."
February 18, 2009 | Story
2009 Nursing Education Capacity Summit brought together 18 state teams that shared best practices to expand nursing education with teams from other states that are in earlier stages of this work.