Critical Care
Yet Another New Study Links RN Nurse Staffing to an Increase in Patient Infections and Hospital Costs
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, August 9th, 2007
A new study published in the July issue of the open access journal Critical Care finds that understaffing of registered nurses in hospital intensive care units increases the risk of serious infections for patients; specifically pneumonia, a preventable and potential deadly complication that can add thousands of dollars to the cost of care for hospital patients. To receive a copy of the study, contact David Schildmeier at 781-249-0430; dschildmeier@mnarn.org.
The study is the second in three months to link poor ICU staffing to hospital infections, and the fourth this year to link poor RN-to-patient ratios to poor patient outcomes for hospitalized patients. The new...
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