Gianluca Catania, Milko Zanini, Marzia A Cremona, Paolo Landa, Maria Emma Musio, Roger Watson, Giuseppe Aleo, Linda H Aiken, Loredana Sasso, Annamaria Bagnasco
Higher nurse-to-patient ratios are associated with poor patient care and adverse nurse outcomes, including emotional exhaustion and intention to leave. We examined the effect of nurses' intention to leave and nurse-patient workload on in-hospital patient mortality in Italy. A multicentered descriptive and regression study using clinical data of patients aged 50 years or older with a hospital stay of at least two days admitted to surgical wards linked with nurse variables including workload and education levels, work environment, job satisfaction, intention to leave, nurses' perception of quality and safety of care, and emotional exhaustion...
March 4, 2024: Health Policy