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STUDY

Nurse staffing and inpatient hospital mortality.

Needleman J, Buerhaus P, Pankratz VS, Leibson CL, Stevens SR, Harris M. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:1037-1045.

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A human factors framework and study of the effect of nursing workload on patient safety and employee quality of working life.

Holden RJ, Scanlon MC, Patel NR, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:15-24.

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Nurse working conditions and patient safety outcomes.

Stone PW, Mooney-Kane C, Larson EL, et al. Med Care. 2007;45:571-578.

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Nurses' work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and patient mortality.

Trinkoff AM, Johantgen M, Storr CL, Gurses AP, Liang Y, Han K. Nurs Res. 2011;60:1-8.

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Performance-based payment incentives increase burden and blame for hospital nurses.

Kurtzman ET, O'Leary D, Sheingold BH, Devers KJ, Dawson EM, Johnson JE. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011;30:211-218.

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The association of shift-level nurse staffing with adverse patient events.

Patrician PA, Loan L, McCarthy M, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:64-70.

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Use of temporary nurses and nurse and patient safety outcomes in acute care hospital units.

Bae SH, Mark B, Fried B. Health Care Manage Rev. 2010;35:333-344.

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Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care–associated infection.

Cimiotti JP, Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Wu ES. Am J Infect Control. 2012;40:486-490.

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Managing unnecessary variability in patient demand to reduce nursing stress and improve patient safety.

Litvak E, Buerhaus PI, Davidoff F, Long MC, McManus ML, Berwick DM. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31:330-338.

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Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction.

Aiken LH, Clarke SP, Sloane DM, Sochalski J, Silber JH. JAMA. 2002;288:1987-1993.

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Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in military hospitals.

Breckenridge-Sproat S, Johantgen M, Patrician P. West J Nurs Res. 2012;34:455-474.

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Supplemental nurse staffing in hospitals and quality of care.

Aiken LH, Xue Y, Clarke SP, Sloane DM. J Nurs Admin. 2007;37:335-342.

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An examination of technical efficiency, quality, and patient safety in acute care nursing units.

Mark B, Jones C, Lindley L, Ozcan Y. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2009;10:180-186.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Going to the hospital? Don't forget to pack a nurse.

Tugend A. New York Times. September 17, 2005;Business/Finance section:9.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Navigating the perfect storm: balancing a culture of safety with workforce challenges.

Nurs Res. 2008;57(suppl 1):S1-S24.

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Do staffing levels predict missed nursing care?

Kalisch BJ, Tschannen D, Lee KH. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:302-308.

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Effects of learning climate and registered nurse staffing on medication errors.

Chang Y, Mark B. Nurs Res. 2011;60:32-39.

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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.

COMMENTARY

Staffing matters—every shift.

West G, Patrician PA, Loan L. Am J Nurs. 2012;112:22-27.

COMMENTARY

The Unfinished Patient Safety Agenda

Aiken LH. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July/August 2005.

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