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STUDY

Operational failures and interruptions in hospital nursing.

Tucker AL, Spear SJ. Health Serv Res. 2006;41:643-662.

STUDY

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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Hospital workload and adverse events.

Weissman JS, Rothschild JM, Bendavid E, et al. Med Care. 2007;45:448-455.

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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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Nurse staffing and medication errors: cross-sectional or longitudinal relationships?

Mark BA, Belyea M. Res Nurs Health. 2009;32:18-30.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't let a hospital make you sick.

Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

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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.

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The cost of nurse-sensitive adverse events.

Pappas SH. J Nurs Adm. 2008;38:230-236.

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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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Exploring organizational context and structure as predictors of medication errors and patient falls.

Mark BA, Hughes LC, Belyea M, Bacon CT, Chang YK, Jones CA. J Patient Saf. 2008;4:66-77.

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Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting.

Tjia J, Field TS, Mazor KM, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2012;10:323-330.

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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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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.

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Effects of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths in hospitals with different nurse work environments.

Aiken LH, Cimiotti JP, Sloane DM, Smith HL, Flynn L, Neff DF. Med Care. 2011;49:1047-1053.

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Longitudinal analyses of nurse staffing and patient outcomes: more about failure to rescue.

Seago JA, Williamson A, Atwood C. J Nurs Adm. 2006;36:13-21.

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Are temporary staff associated with more severe emergency department medication errors?

Pham JC, Andrawis M, Shore AD, Fahey M, Morlock L, Pronovost PJ. J Healthc Qual. 2011;33:9-18.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Night shift nightmare.

Alexander M. Reader's Digest. June 2007.

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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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Sleepy nurses: are we willing to accept the challenge today?

Surani S, Murphy J, Shah A. Nurs Adm Q. 2007;31:146-151.

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