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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2004 Feb;42(2 Suppl):II57–II66. doi: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000109126.50398.5a

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the Study Hospitals and Hospital Units

Mean Standard
Deviation
No.
Hospital size (average daily census) 583 276 20
Unit size (average daily census) 26.4 10.7 40
Unit staffing (RN/ADC) 0.73 0.36 40
Unit skill mix (RN/total nurse personnel) 0.71 0.11 40