Open Journal of Nursing

Vol.7 No.12(2017), Paper ID 81018, 43 pages

DOI:10.4236/ojn.2017.712100

 

The Relationship between Understaffing of Nurses and Patient Safety in Hospitals—A Literature Review with Thematic Analysis

 

Malin Knutsen Glette, Karina Aase, Siri Wiig

 

Department of Health, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Haugesund, Norway
Faculty of health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
Faculty of health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

 

Copyright © 2017 Malin Knutsen Glette, Karina Aase, Siri Wiig et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

 

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Glette, M. , Aase, K. and Wiig, S. (2017) The Relationship between Understaffing of Nurses and Patient Safety in Hospitals—A Literature Review with Thematic Analysis. Open Journal of Nursing, 7, 1387-1429. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2017.712100.

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