RESEARCH ON NURSE/PATIENT RATIOS

LOOKING FOR ANY RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT ON PATIENT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF POOR NURSE TO PATIENT RATIOS. ALSO ANY EVIDENCE THAT WOULD SUGGEST MORE NURSING STAFF IS NEEDED IN HOSPITALS WITH ALL PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS AS OPPOSED WITH SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR MONTHS AND CAN FIND NO DOCUMENTS ON THE EFFECTS OF POOR STAFFING OF BEDSIDE NURSES