Development and use of an adjusted nurse staffing metric in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Daniel S TawfikJochen ProfitEileen T LakeJessica B LiuLee M SandersCiaran S Phibbs

Published in: Health services research (2019)

Organizational and patient factors explain much of the variation in nurse staffing. Higher-than-predicted nurse staffing was associated with fewer infections. Prospective studies are needed to determine causality and to quantify the impact of staffing reforms on health outcomes.

Keyphrases

primary care
preterm infants
case report
emergency department
drug induced