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References: NEPPC. (2005). In Tannenwald Robert (Chair). Nurse-to-patient ratios: Research and reality. In Hershbein, B. (Ed.), NEPPC Conference Report Series No. 05-1 (p. 7). Retrieved from http://www.bos.frb.org/economic/neppc/conreports/2005/conreport051.pdf Watson, J. (2009). Caring science and human caring theory: Transforming personal and professional practices of nursing and health care. Journal of health and human services administration, 31(4), pp. 466-482. Accessed from EBSCO Academic Search Premier Welton, J. M. (2007). Mandatory hospital nurse to patient staffing ratios: Time to take a different approach. The online journal of issues in nursing, 12(3), Retrieved from http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume122007/No3Sept07/MandatoryNursetoPatientRatios.html There are other alternatives to increasing the performance of nursing professionals and patient recovery rates in a more cost-effective way. 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