Isolated, Small, and Large Hospitals Have Fewer Nursing Resources than Urban Hospitals: Implications for Rural Health Policy

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Describes the nurse work environment, nurse education, nursing skill mix, and patient-to-registered nurse (RN) ratios across hospitals in California, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Examines how the findings differ by urban, large, small, and isolated hospitals, and discusses the potential impact on patient outcomes.

Jessica G. Smith, Colin M. Plover, Moira C. McChesney, Eileen T. Lake

Public Health Nursing, 36(4), 469-477

04/2019

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Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Nurses · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · California · Florida · Pennsylvania