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Patient Safety Monitor (Briefings on Patient Safety) (Single Issue)
March 2000
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Communication, technology a key to coping with nursing shortage
The effects of the nursing shortage continue to not only create a strain on hospital morale, but also there’s mounting evidence that it could be compromising patient safety.
Here’s what we are learning:
A study conducted by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and Princeton Survey Research Associates showed that when there are fewer nurses, complication rates go up and patients do worse.
Results from a New York State Nurses Association study showed that nurses were caring for up to 15 to 30 seriously ill patien
