Nurse staffing and patient outcomes: Strengths and limitations of the evidence to inform policy and practice. A review and discussion paper based on evidence …

P Griffiths, J Ball, J Drennan, C Dall'Ora, J Jones… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A large and increasing number of studies have reported a relationship between low nurse
staffing levels and adverse outcomes, including higher mortality rates. Despite the evidence …

Nurse–patient ratios as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review

PG Shekelle - Annals of internal medicine, 2013 - acpjournals.org
A small percentage of patients die during hospitalization or shortly thereafter, and it is widely
believed that more or better nursing care could prevent some of these deaths. The author …

Effects of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation on nurse staffing and patient mortality, readmissions, and length of stay: a prospective study in a panel of hospitals

MD McHugh, LH Aiken, DM Sloane, C Windsor… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Substantial evidence indicates that patient outcomes are more favourable in
hospitals with better nurse staffing. One policy designed to achieve better staffing is …

[HTML][HTML] Nurses' workplace conditions impacting their mental health during COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey study

F Havaei, A Ma, S Staempfli, M MacPhee - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among health workers, nurses are at the greatest risk of COVID-19 exposure and mortality
due to their workplace conditions, including shortages of personal protective equipment …

Nurse staffing and education and hospital mortality in nine European countries: a retrospective observational study

LH Aiken, DM Sloane, L Bruyneel, K Van den Heede… - The lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Austerity measures and health-system redesign to minimise hospital
expenditures risk adversely affecting patient outcomes. The RN4CAST study was designed …

Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States

LH Aiken, W Sermeus, K Van den Heede, DM Sloane… - Bmj, 2012 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether hospitals with a good organisation of care (such as
improved nurse staffing and work environments) can affect patient care and nurse workforce …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging the work environment to minimize the negative impact of nurse burnout on patient outcomes

AE Schlak, LH Aiken, J Chittams, L Poghosyan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Burnout remains a persistent issue affecting nurses across the US health
system. Limited evidence exists about the direct impact of nurse burnout on patient …

Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care–associated infection

JP Cimiotti, LH Aiken, DM Sloane, ES Wu - American journal of infection …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Each year, nearly 7 million hospitalized patients acquire infections while
being treated for other conditions. Nurse staffing has been implicated in the spread of …

Relationship between ethical work climate and nurses' perception of organizational support, commitment, job satisfaction and turnover intent

EA Abou Hashish - Nursing ethics, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Healthcare organizations are now challenged to retain nurses' generation and
understand why they are leaving their nursing career prematurely. Acquiring knowledge …

Effects of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths in hospitals with different nurse work environments

LH Aiken, JP Cimiotti, DM Sloane, HL Smith… - Medical care, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the conditions under which the impact of hospital nurse staffing,
nurse education, and work environment are associated with patient outcomes. Design …