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BOOK/REPORT
Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses.
Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety, Board on Health Care Services, Page A, ed. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2004.
STUDY
Improving nurse-to-patient staffing ratios as a cost-effective safety intervention.
Rothberg MB, Abraham I, Lindenauer PK, Rose DN. Med Care. 2005;43:785-791.
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The impact of nursing work environments on patient safety outcomes: the mediating role of burnout engagement.
Spence Laschinger HK, Leiter MP. J Nurs Adm. 2006;36:259-267.
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Daytime sleepiness, sleep habits and occupational accidents among hospital nurses.
Suzuki K, Ohida T, Kaneita Y, Yokoyama E, Uchiyama M. J Adv Nurs. 2005;52:445-453.
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Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, emotional exhaustion, and job dissatisfaction.
Halm M, Peterson M, Kandels M, et al. Clin Nurse Spec. 2005;19:241-251.
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Hospital staff nurses' shift length associated with safety and quality of care.
Stimpfel AW, Aiken LH. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28:122-129.
AUDIOVISUAL
Empowering Better Nursing Care.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
REVIEW
The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors and nurse burnout.
Garrett C. AORN J. 2008;87:1191-1192, 1194, 1196-1200, 1202-1204.
COMMENTARY
Staffing matters—every shift.
West G, Patrician PA, Loan L. Am J Nurs. 2012;112:22-27.
STUDY
Detection and prevention of medication errors using real-time bedside nurse charting.
Nelson NC, Evans RS, Samore MH, Gardner RM. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005;12:390-397.
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Nurse staffing in hospitals: is there a business case for quality?
Needleman J, Buerhaus PI, Stewart M, Zelevinsky K, Mattke S. Health Aff (Millwood). 2006;25:204-211.
COMMENTARY
Right Patient, Wrong Sample
Astion M. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2006.
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Identifying the latent failures underpinning medication administration errors: an exploratory study.
Lawton R, Carruthers S, Gardner P, Wright J, McEachan RR. Health Serv Res. 2012;47:1437-1459.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
ALERT: reports of severe harm after intravenous administration of breast milk to infants.
ISMP Canada Safety Bulletin. July 31, 2011;11:1-2.
REVIEW
A review of educational strategies to improve nurses' roles in recognizing and responding to deteriorating patients.
Liaw SY, Scherpbier A, Klainin-Yobas P, Rethans JJ. Int Nurs Rev. 2011;58:296-303.
STUDY
Nurse-staffing levels and the quality of care in hospitals.
Needleman J, Buerhaus P, Mattke S, Stewart M, Zelevinsky K. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:1715-1722.
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Operational failures and interruptions in hospital nursing.
Tucker AL, Spear SJ. Health Serv Res. 2006;41:643-662.
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Effects of nursing rounds on patients' call light use, satisfaction, and safety.
Meade CM, Bursell AL, Ketelsen L. Am J Nurs. 2006;106:58-70.
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Synergy for patient safety and quality: academic and service partnerships to promote effective nurse education and clinical practice.
DeBourgh GA. J Prof Nurs. 2012;28:48-61.
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Patient self-medication--a change in hospital practice.
Grantham G, McMillan V, Dunn SV, Gassner LA, Woodcock P. J Clin Nurs. 2006;15:962-970.
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