Nurses' Work Schedule Characteristics, Nurse Staffing, and Patient Mortality
Nursing ResearchPublished 2 December 2010
Alison M. Trinkoff, Meg Johantgen, Carla L. Storr, Ayşe P. Gürses, Yulan Liang, Kihye Han
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Work schedule was related significantly to mortality when staffing levels and hospital characteristics were controlled, suggesting that work schedule has an independent effect on patient outcomes.
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In addition to staffing, nurses' work schedules are associated with patient mortality. This suggests that work schedule has an independent effect on patient outcomes.
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