Stefanie Bachnick, Maria Unbeck, Maryam Ahmadi Shad, Katja Falta, Nicole Grossmann, Daniela Holle, Jana Bartakova, Sarah N Musy, Sarah Hellberg, Pernilla Dillner, Fatemeh Atoof, Mohammadhossein Khorasanizadeh, Paula Kelly-Pettersson, Michael Simon
BACKGROUND: Nursing-sensitive events (NSEs) are common, accounting for up to 77% of adverse events in hospitalized patients (eg, fall-related harm, pressure ulcers, and health care-associated infections). NSEs lead to adverse patient outcomes and impose an economic burden on hospitals due to increased medical costs through a prolonged hospital stay and additional medical procedures. To reduce NSEs and ensure high-quality nursing care, appropriate nurse staffing levels are needed. Although the link between nurse staffing and NSEs has been described in many studies, appropriate nurse staffing levels are lacking...
April 22, 2024: JMIR Research Protocols