Better Nurse Staffing, Education Reduces Patient Deaths in European Hospitals
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 13:51
in Health & Medicine
Hospital nurse staffing, and the proportion of nurses with bachelor’s education, are associated with significantly fewer deaths after common surgery, a research study concludes, which included nine European countries. Detailed results included information that every one patient increase in patient to nurse ratios was associated with a 7% increase in deaths, while having a better educated nurse workforce is associated with fewer deaths. Every 10% increase in bachelor's degree nurses is associated with a 7% decline in mortality, according to the results.