Relationship Between the Nurse-Patient Ratio and Adverse Events in Conventional Hospitalization Units in a Third-Level Hospital.

ABSTRACT: Nurse staffing in hospital inpatient units varies by country and region, highlighting the need for more equitable, evidence-based planning to measure workload based on complexity, thus enabling appropriate staffing in these units. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between the nurse-to-patient ratio and the incidence of adverse events in adult conventional inpatient units. A descriptive, cross-sectional observational study with an analytical approach was conducted to calculate the relationship between the nurse-to-patient ratio and adverse events in conventional inpatient units at a tertiary care hospital, the Albacete University Hospital Complex (CHUA), from 2018 to 2023, analyzing a total of 113,117 patients. The 24-h median nurse-to-patient ratio was slightly h

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Sanchez JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657084 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature