Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 130-137 , August 2005

Nurse staffing levels and quality of care in Northeastern Pennsylvania nursing homes

  • Fevzi Akinci, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, Washington State University, P.O. Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 509 358 7985; fax: +1 509 358 7984.
    • ,
  • Diane Krolikowski, BSN, MS, RN, NHA, CHE

      Affiliations

    • CHS Berwick Hospital Center, Berwick, PA 18603, USA
    • Tel.: +570 759 5464; fax: +570 759 3473.

Received 10 March 2004 ,Revised 17 July 2004 ,Accepted 26 August 2004.

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Applied Nursing Research
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