From: Variability of staffing and staff mix across acute care units in Alberta, Canada
Urban medical | Urban surgical | Rural | ||||||||||
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 | RN | LPN | HCA | AH | RN | LPN | HCA | AH | RN | LPN | HCA | AH |
RN | 1 | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
LPN | −0.12 | 1 |  |  | −0.13 | 1 |  |  | 0.24 | 1 |  |  |
HCA | −0.42* | −0.24 | 1 |  | 0.08 | −0.45* | 1 |  | 0.14 | 0.42* | 1 |  |
AH | 0.74* | −0.19 | −0.22 | 1 | 0.39* | −0.25 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.41* | 0.79* | 0.11 | 1 |