Association of registered nurse and nursing support staffing with inpatient hospital mortality

The association of nursing staffing with patient outcomes has primarily been studied by comparing high to low staffed hospitals, raising concern other factors may account for observed differences. We examine the association of inpatient mortality with patients' cumulative exposure to shifts with low registered nurse (RN) staffing, low nursing support staffing and high patient turnover.Cumulative counts of exposure to shifts with low staffing and...