The Seattle Times and Penn LDI highlights a research study published in National Library of Medicine co-authored by research associate Linda H. Aiken which determines the association between the patient-to-nurse ratio and patient mortality. They also highlight a prospective study in a panel of hospitals co-authored by Aiken which examines the effects of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation on nurse staffing and patient mortality, readmissions, and length of stay.
Citations:
"Debate over WA nurse staffing ratios heads toward compromise," Elise Takahama, Seattle Times, March 4, 2023.
"How Inadequate Hospital Staffing Continues to Burn Out Nurses and Threaten Patients" Hoag Levins, Penn LDI, January 9, 2023.
Aiken LH, Clarke SP et al. "Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction" JAMA. 23-30;288(16):1987-93, October, 2002.
Aiken LH, McHugh MD, et al. "Effects of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation on nurse staffing and patient mortality, readmissions, and length of stay: a prospective study in a panel of hospitals" May 11, 2021