Hospital nurse staffing variation and Covid-19 deaths: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Covid-19 mortality varied depending on the hospital where patients were admitted, but it is unknown what aspects of hospitals were important for mitigating preventable deaths.

Objective

To determine whether hospital differences in pre-pandemic and during pandemic nursing resources-average patient-to-registered nurse (RN) staffing ratios, proportion of bachelor-qualified RNs, nurse work environments, Magnet recognition-explain differences in risk-adjusted Covid-19 mortality; and to estimate how many deaths may have been prevented if nurses were better resourced prior to and during the pandemic.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study of 87,936 Medicare beneficiaries (65-99 years old) hospitalized with Covid-19 and discharged (or

SUBMITTER: Lasater KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11374491 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature