Chronic hospital nurse understaffing meets COVID-19: an observational study.

Karen B LasaterLinda H AikenDouglas M SloaneRachel FrenchBrendan MartinKyrani ReneauMaryann AlexanderMatthew D McHugh

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2020)

Hospital nurses were burned out and working in understaffed conditions in the weeks prior to the first wave of COVID-19 cases, posing risks to the public's health. Such risks could be addressed by safe nurse staffing policies currently under consideration.

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