Do staffing levels predict missed nursing care?

Beatrice J Kalisch; Dana Tschannen; Kyung Hee Lee

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Do staffing levels predict missed nursing care?

June 29, 2011

Kalisch BJ, Tschannen D, Lee KH. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(3):302-8.

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This study surveyed nurses and discovered that inadequate nurse staffing levels may partly explain gaps in required nursing care for patients.

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