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- Title
Building Our Understanding of the Impact on Mandatory Staffing Ratios: Response to Dunton and Schumann.
- Authors
Donaldson, Nancy E.; Brown, Diane S.; Bolton, Linda Burnes
- Abstract
This article presents a response to the comments made by Nancy Dunton and Mary Jean Schumann regarding a study on the impact of a state legislation in California mandating a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio. Dunton and Schumann argued that there could be a decline in the quality of care provided by registered nurses due to a fewer number of unlicensed nursing personnel assisting them. There is also a concern about the significant increases in the use of contract staff.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; NURSING services; SCHUMANN, Mary Jean; DUNTON, Nancy; NURSING; MEDICAL care laws
- Publication
Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 2005, Vol 6, Issue 4, p358
- ISSN
1527-1544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1527154405283345