Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54055#.VOBXjizQrzE Author(s) Kamyla Lameira Vieira 1 , Janete de Souza Urbanetto 2 , Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo 1,2 Affiliation(s) 1 Post Graduation Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil . 2 School of Nursing, Nutrition and Physiotherapy, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil . ABSTRACT The study aimed to look for available evidence in the literature regarding tools and methods used for determining nurse staffing levels. It is an integrative literature review whose data search was performed electronically between September and October 2013. The integrative review consisted of 13 articles that responded to the inclusion criteria proposed in the study. Several tools and methods were identified that determine staffing ...
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