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 | Douglas SloaneProfessor, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania Verified email at nursing.upenn.edu Cited by 48257 |
Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction
ContextThe worsening hospital nurse shortage and recent California legislation mandating
minimum hospital patient-to-nurse ratios demand an understanding of how nurse staffing …
minimum hospital patient-to-nurse ratios demand an understanding of how nurse staffing …
Educational levels of hospital nurses and surgical patient mortality
ContextGrowing evidence suggests that nurse staffing affects the quality of care in hospitals,
but little is known about whether the educational composition of registered nurses (RNs) in …
but little is known about whether the educational composition of registered nurses (RNs) in …
Nurses' reports on hospital care in five countries
The current nursing shortage, high hospital nurse job dissatisfaction, and reports of uneven
quality of hospital care are not uniquely American phenomena. This paper presents reports …
quality of hospital care are not uniquely American phenomena. This paper presents reports …
Nurse staffing and education and hospital mortality in nine European countries: a retrospective observational study
Background Austerity measures and health-system redesign to minimise hospital
expenditures risk adversely affecting patient outcomes. The RN4CAST study was designed …
expenditures risk adversely affecting patient outcomes. The RN4CAST study was designed …
Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States
Objective To determine whether hospitals with a good organisation of care (such as
improved nurse staffing and work environments) can affect patient care and nurse workforce …
improved nurse staffing and work environments) can affect patient care and nurse workforce …
Hospital staffing, organization, and quality of care: cross-national findings
Objective. To examine the effects of nurse staffing and organizational support for nursing
care on nurses' dissatisfaction with their jobs, nurse burnout, and nurse reports of quality of …
care on nurses' dissatisfaction with their jobs, nurse burnout, and nurse reports of quality of …
Effects of hospital care environment on patient mortality and nurse outcomes
Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the net effects of nurse practice
environments on nurse and patient outcomes after accounting for nurse staffing and …
environments on nurse and patient outcomes after accounting for nurse staffing and …
Nurse burnout and patient satisfaction
Background Amid a national nurse shortage, there is growing concern that high levels of
nurse burnout could adversely affect patient outcomes. Objectives This study examines the …
nurse burnout could adversely affect patient outcomes. Objectives This study examines the …
Effects of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths in hospitals with different nurse work environments
Objective: To determine the conditions under which the impact of hospital nurse staffing,
nurse education, and work environment are associated with patient outcomes. Design …
nurse education, and work environment are associated with patient outcomes. Design …
Nurses' widespread job dissatisfaction, burnout, and frustration with health benefits signal problems for patient care
Job dissatisfaction among nurses contributes to costly labor disputes, turnover, and risk to
patients. Examining survey data from 95,499 nurses, we found much higher job …
patients. Examining survey data from 95,499 nurses, we found much higher job …