Non-linear relationships between nurse staffing and patients’ length of stay in acute care units: Bayesian dependence modelling

Aims This study sought to analyse relationships between nurse staffing and patients’ length of stay in acute care units and to determine whether non‐linear relationships exist between variables. Background Healthcare systems are complex and it could be assumed that they comprise non‐linear associations. However, current planning and evaluation of nurse staffing are based primary on linear reasoning. Design This quantitative study adopted a...