A quantitative systematic review of the association between nurse skill mix and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes in the acute care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To examine the association between nurse skill mix (the proportion of total hours provided by Registered Nurses) and patient outcomes in acute care hospitals.

Design

A quantitative systematic review included studies published in English between January 2000 - September 2018.

Data sources

Cochrane Library, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science and Joanna Briggs Institute were searched. Observational and experimental study designs were included. Mix-methods designs were included if the quantitative component met the criteria.

Review methods

The Systematic Review guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute and its critical appraisal instrument were used. An inverse association was determined when seventy-five percent or more of studies wit

SUBMITTER: Twigg DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6899638 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature