Background The contribution of registered nurses towards safe patient care has been
demonstrated in many studies. However, most of the evidence linking staffing levels to …

Background The importance of nurse staffing levels in acute hospital wards is widely
recognised but evidence for tools to determine staffing requirements although extensive, has …

Aim and objectives To assess the prevalence of anxiety, sleep disorders and self‐efficacy
and their predicting factors among nurses facing COVID‐19. Background The spread of …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has poorer clinical outcomes in males than in
females, and immune responses underlie these sex-related differences. Because immune …

Background Extensive research shows associations between increased nurse staffing
levels, skill mix and patient outcomes. However, showing that improved staffing levels are …

Introduction Monitoring vital signs in hospital is an important part of safe patient care.
However, there are no robust estimates of the workload it generates for nursing staff. This …

Aim Aim of this study is to systematically review and synthesize available evidence to
identify the association between nurse staffing methodologies and nurse and patient …

Background In the face of pressure to contain costs and make best use of scarce nurses,
flexible staff deployment (floating staff between units and temporary hires) guided by a …

Background Existing evidence indicates that reducing nurse staffing and/or skill mix
adversely affects care quality. Nursing shortages may lead managers to dilute nursing team …

Background Periodic vital sign monitoring is commonly used to detect clinical deterioration.
Incomplete assessment of Early Warning Score (EWS) and poor protocol compliance may …