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How nursing support staff contribute to care. 2012

Richard Griffin, and David Sines

Institute of Vocational Learning, London South Bank University.

It has been suggested that low nurse to patient ratios adversely affect patient outcomes. This article critically assesses evidence on the impact of nursing workforce skill mix on health outcomes and suggests that some caution should be exercised when drawing conclusions.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007400	Interprofessional Relations	The reciprocal interaction of two or more professional individuals.	Etiquette, Medical,Medical Etiquette,Relations, Interprofessional
D009728	Nursing Assistants		Nurse Aide,Nurses' Aides,Nursing Auxiliaries,Aide, Nurse,Aides, Nurse,Aides, Nurses',Assistant, Nursing,Assistants, Nursing,Auxiliaries, Nursing,Auxiliary, Nursing,Nurse Aides,Nurse's Aides,Nurses Aides,Nurses' Aide,Nursing Assistant,Nursing Auxiliary
D009740	Nursing Staff	Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in an organized facility, institution, or agency.	Nursing Staffs,Staff, Nursing,Staffs, Nursing
D009746	Nursing, Team	Coordination of nursing services by various nursing care personnel under the leadership of a professional nurse. The team may consist of a professional nurse, nurses' aides, and the practical nurse.	Team Nursing
D011787	Quality of Health Care	The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.	Pharmacy Audit,Quality of Care,Quality of Healthcare,Audit, Pharmacy,Care Quality,Health Care Quality,Healthcare Quality,Pharmacy Audits
D006113	United Kingdom	Country in northwestern Europe including Great Britain and the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, located between the North Sea and north Atlantic Ocean. The capital is London.	Great Britain,Isle of Man
D006282	Health Personnel	Men and women working in the provision of health services, whether as individual practitioners or employees of health institutions and programs, whether or not professionally trained, and whether or not subject to public regulation. (From A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)	Health Care Professionals,Health Care Providers,Healthcare Providers,Healthcare Workers,Health Care Professional,Health Care Provider,Healthcare Provider,Healthcare Worker,Personnel, Health,Professional, Health Care,Provider, Health Care,Provider, Healthcare
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man