Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries: A cross-sectional study

Variation in post-operative mortality rates has been associated with differences in registered nurse staffing levels. When nurse staffing levels are lower there is also a higher incidence of necessary but missed nursing care. Missed nursing care may be a significant predictor of patient mortality following surgery.

Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 24, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Jane E. Ball, Luk Bruyneel, Linda H. Aiken, Walter Sermeus, Douglas M. Sloane, Anne Marie Rafferty, Rikard Lindqvist, Carol Tishelman, Peter Griffiths, RN4Cast Consortium Source Type: research