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Patient deaths put hospital nurse staffing ratios under a microscope

After reports that two patient deaths were linked to low nurse staffing levels at Carlisle Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania, questions have been raised about hospital cuts to nurses' jobs, as

State-mandated staffing ratios increase nurses

Despite fears about mandated staffing ratios, state-regulated staffing ratios in California actually added (not decreased) registered nurses to hospital staffing, according to a study published in

Bombing-related surge would swamp most U.S. trauma centers

Since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, millions of dollars have gone into stockpiling drugs, masks and equipment to combat biological weapons such as Anthrax. But after a decade of gearing