title: California's nurse-to-patient ratios, Part 1: 8 years later, what do we know about nurse-level outcome?
abstract: California's nurse-to-patient ratios have been in place since 2004. The author reviews outcomes at the nurse level from a comprehensive literature review. Data suggest that increased levels of nurse staffing have resulted in greater job satisfaction.
authors: Orvis School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557-0134, USA. tserratt@unr.edu
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Serratt
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016526:Workload