Abstract
This study identifies and describes changes in nurse staffing that may have occurred as a result of the enactment of nurse-to-patient ratios and whether these changes were associated with particular hospital characteristics, controlling for market factors and population factors.
Sigma Membership
Iota Nu at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Nursing Policy, Nurse Staffing Ratios, Acute Care Staffing
Advisor
Robert Newcomer
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of California, San Francisco
Degree Year
2009
Recommended Citation
Serratt, Teresa D., "Staffing patterns before and after mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in California's hospitals" (2020). Dissertations. 1404.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1404
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-02-20
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3352476; ProQuest document ID: 304852326. The author still retains copyright.