Higher nurse-to-patient ratio law improves nurse injury rates by one-third

May 8, 2015

By Paul Leigh, Ph.D.

California is the only state with a law governing minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. The ratios vary depending on the type of hospital service but are in the range of one nurse for every five patients. (The ratios are available on the California Department of Public Health website.) The law went into effect in 2004.

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Higher nurse-to-patient ratio law improves nurse injury rates by one-third

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