Temporary Staffing and Patient Death in Acute Care Hospitals: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study.
Chiara Dall'oraAntonello MarouttiPeter GriffithsPublished in: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2019)
Heavy reliance on temporary staff is associated with higher risk for patients dying. There is no evidence of harm associated with modest use of temporary RNs so that required staffing levels can be maintained.