title: In direct proportion: ratios, IT, and trust.
abstract: The growing nursing shortage demands that hospitals employ both mandated patient-staff ratios and increased reliance on IT.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Informatics, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Roy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*