No other resource can affect patient care as much as nurse staffing. With this indispensable guide, nurse managers will increase the precision around nurse staffing by assessing new designs and implementing new approaches.

AONE MANAGEMENT SERIES The American Organization of Nurse Executives' (AONE) mission is to represent nurse leaders who improve health care. The more than 4,000 members share the vision to shape the future of health care through innovative nursing leadership.

MARYANNE FRALIC, RN, DrPh, FAAN, is professor and director, corporate and foundation relations, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. An international author, lecturer, and consultant in health care and nursing administration, she serves as executive advisor for the Nursing Executive Center of the Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C.