title: Evidence shows high-calibre nurses are an investment in safety.
abstract: James Smith is critical of June Clark's argument for mandatory nurse-patient ratios (letters March 25), citing a single study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. The study by Schreuders et al found no consistent association between nurse staffing levels and a variety of complications in Western Australian hospitals.
authors: University of Southampton.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload / Q000592:standards*