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

Peter GriffithsAntonello MaruottiAlejandra Recio-SaucedoOliver C RedfernJane E BallJim BriggsChiara Dall'OraPaul E Schmidt Gary B Smithnull null

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2018)

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.

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healthcare
primary care
mental health
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acute care
emergency department
quality improvement
adverse drug
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
risk factors