title: Assessing the reported financial benefits of unlicensed assistive personnel in nursing.
abstract: Use of unlicensed assistive personnel in nursing care is thought to reduce labor expense with a neutral or improved effect on quality. A review of the literature during the past decade suggests that there have been few long-term studies that either support or contradict this assumption.
authors.affiliation: Norwalk Hospital, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: McClung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000191:economics*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000600:supply & distribution; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States