Nursing workload, patient safety incidents and mortality: an observational study from Finland.

Lisbeth Maria FagerströmMarina KinnunenJan Saarela

Published in: BMJ open (2018)

We have demonstrated an association between daily workload per nurse and patient safety incidents and mortality. Current findings need to be replicated by future studies.

Keyphrases

patient safety
quality improvement
cardiovascular events
risk factors
healthcare
primary care
physical activity
coronary artery disease