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Jane Ball: Don’t knock ‘obvious’ research on nurse staffing levels and outcomes – use it to push for change

The latest evidence on missed care and poor outcomes adds to the evidence on the value of registered nursing staff. But the need for ‘enough nurses’ has to be obvious to everyone, says researcher Jane Ball.
Posted 19 September 2017 - 13:18
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