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Home ANA Periodicals OJIN Table of Contents Vol.12 - 2007No3:Sept'07

Number 3: September 2007

Overview and Summary

Overview and Summary: The Value of RNs: How Can We Communicate our Economic Worth?
Michael R. Bleich, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC, FAAN (September 30, 2007)

Articles

Mandatory Hospital Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratios: Time to Take a Different Approach
John M. Welton, PhD, RN (September 30, 2007)
The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators^® (NDNQI^®)
Isis Montalvo, MS, MBA, RN (September 30, 2007)
The Relationship of Nursing Workforce Characteristics to Patient Outcomes
Nancy Dunton, PhD; Byron Gajewski, PhD; Susan Klaus, PhD, RN; Belinda Pierson, MA (September 30, 2007)
The Costs and Benefits of Nurse Turnover: A Business Case for Nurse Retention
Cheryl Bland Jones, RN, PhD, FAAN, Michael Gates, RN, PhD (September 30, 2007)
Cost-Utility Analysis: A Method of Quantifying the Value of Registered Nurses
Patricia M. Vanhook, PhD, APRN, BC (September 30, 2007)

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