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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.

This review describes how work factors for nurses, such as staffing, overtime, and fatigue, affect patient outcomes and medical error rates.
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