title: Legislating nurse-patient ratios: A controversial approach to improving patient care?
authors.affiliation: Team Health Southwest, Houston, USA. sherri_almeida@teamhealth.com
authors.forename: Sherri-Lynne
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload