Safety in Numbers

by Suzanne Gordon, John Buchanan, Tanya Bretherton

Book Overview

Legally mandated nurse-to-patient ratios are one of the most controversial topics in health care today. Ratio advocates believe that minimum staffing levels are essential for quality care, better working conditions, and higher rates of RN recruitment and retention that would alleviate the current global nursing shortage. Opponents claim that ratios will unfairly burden hospital budgets, while reducing management flexibility in addressing patient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080144683X
• ISBN13: 9780801446832
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher