The Effects of Nurse Staffing on Adverse Events, Morbidity, Mortality, and Medical Costs
Nursing ResearchPublished 1 March 2003
Sung-Hyun Cho, S Ketefian, Violet H. Barkauskas, Dean G. Smith
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Patients are experiencing adverse events during hospitalization that are associated with a significantly prolonged length of stay and increased medical costs, and care systems to reduce adverse events and their consequences are needed.
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Patients are experiencing adverse events during hospitalization. Care systems to reduce adverse events and their consequences are needed. Having appropriate nurse staffing is a significant consideration in some cases.
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