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Establishing Safe Staffing Patterns for Nurses - himss

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Data Driven Approach to Nurse <strong>Staffing</strong><br />

“Hospitals are held together, glued together,<br />

enabled to function…by the nurses”<br />

Thomas, L.1983<br />

“<strong>Nurses</strong> are the early warning system <strong>for</strong><br />

early detection of complications and early<br />

detection of problems in care…”<br />

Aiken L. et al, 2003<br />

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