Nurse staffing, nursing assistants and hospital mortality: retrospective longitudinal cohort study

2018371 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Peter Griffiths · Karolinska Institutet

Antonello Maruotti · Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta

Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo · National Institute for Health Research

Oliver Redfern · University of Oxford

Jane Ball · Karolinska Institutet

Jim Briggs · University of Portsmouth

Chiara Dall’Ora

Abstract

Lower RN staffing and higher levels of admissions per RN are associated with increased risk of death during an admission to hospital. These findings highlight the possible consequences of reduced nurse staffing and do not give support to policies that encourage the use of nursing assistants to compensate for shortages of RNs.

Topics & Keywords

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Nursing education and management Nursing Roles and Practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Quality & Safety

Volume 28, Issue 8, pp. 609-617

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008043

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