
The findings of this study suggest that currently available data could be used to monitor changes and trends in nurse to patient ratios. A link was discovered between nurse staffing levels and patient readmission rates that has not been addressed in the literature, although this would require further investigation.
Analysis of Variance, Personnel Staffing and Scheduling, Workload, Patient Readmission, State Medicine, Scotland, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Humans, Regression Analysis, Nursing Staff, Mortality, General Nursing
Analysis of Variance, Personnel Staffing and Scheduling, Workload, Patient Readmission, State Medicine, Scotland, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Humans, Regression Analysis, Nursing Staff, Mortality, General Nursing
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