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- Jennifer Patterson.
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow.
- Nurs Times. 2011 Jan 18;107(2):22-5.
AbstractThis article examines the literature on nurse to patient ratios to establish the impact on both patients and staff of understaffing on hospital wards. It discusses theories on ideal staff to patient ratios and the resource implications of these, and recommends a number of dynamic and innovative ways to allocate staff.
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