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Case for hospital nurse-to-patient ratio legislation in Queensland, Australia, hospitals: an observational study.

Matthew D McHughLinda H AikenCarol WindsorClint DouglasPatsy Yates
Published in: BMJ open (2020)
Before ratios were implemented, nurse staffing varied considerably across Queensland hospital medical-surgical wards and higher nurse workloads were associated with patient mortality, low quality of care, nurse emotional exhaustion and job dissatisfaction. The considerable variation across hospitals and the link with outcomes suggests that taking action to improve staffing levels was prudent.
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