title: Registered nurses key to good patient outcomes, study finds. But national nursing groups disagree over ratio laws and how best to recruit and retain quality nurses.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tieman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States