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Nurses and Nursing

Nurses and Nursing

Nurses are a significant factor in the effectiveness of health care systems. RAND has analyzed labor market trends in the nursing field, the influence of nurse staffing and quality on patient outcomes, and the evolving roles of nurses and nurse practitioners as providers continue to explore new models of care delivery.

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Sep 1, 2002

Strengthening Hospital Nursing

Findings from a growing number of studies provide evidence of a relationship between hospital nurse staffing and adverse outcomes experienced by medical and surgical patients.
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Jan 1, 1999

Nurse-led Telephone-Advice Lines

Overall, nurse-led telephone advice lines should be welcomed cautiously.
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Jan 1, 1999

Does What Nurses Do Affect Clinical Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients? A Review of the Literature

Some nursing care processes affect health-related patient outcomes, the full extent of nursing process-outcome links is relatively understudied.
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Sep 1, 1997

Preferences for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Educational interventions should focus on increasing the frequency of nurse-patient discussions about end-of-life care and improving nurses' understanding of patients' preferences for care.

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