Database of Health Workforce Innovations

10204

Title

Effects of nurseto- patient ratio legislation on nurse staffing and patient mortality, readmissions, and length of stay: A prospective study in a panel of hospitals.

Brief Description of Challenge

Nursing heavy and excessive workloads

Brief Description of Innovation

A Legislated Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratio

Innovation – Increase Numbers

Other

Innovation – Increase Flexibility

Other

Innovation – Increase Availability

Worker

Nurses - Registered

Task/Skill

Training / Retraining

Brief Description of Setting

Setting - Organization

Hospitals

Setting - Geography

Facilitators

Barriers

Impact / Evaluation

Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00768-6

Contact

Organization

Phone Number

Country

Australia

Expert Assessment – Impact

Assessed Risk - Workers

Assessed Risk - System

Assessed Risk – Patients

Expert Assessment – Confidence

Language

English

Type

Published Literature

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