Lower Postsurgical Mortality for Individuals with Dementia with Better-Educated Hospital Workforce.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether care in a hospital with more nurses holding at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is associated with lower mortality for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) undergoing surgery ADRD.

Design

Cross-sectional data from 2006-07 Medicare claims were linked with the Multi-State Nursing Care and Patient Safety Survey of nurses in 4 states.

Setting

Adult, nonfederal, acute care hospitals in California, Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (N=531).

Participants

Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older with and without ADRD undergoing general, orthopedic, or vascular surgery (N=353,333; ADRD, n=46,163; no ADRD, n=307,170).

Measurements

Thirty-day mortality and failure to rescue (death

SUBMITTER: White EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6105464 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature