Nursing Injury Rates and Negative Patient Outcomes: Connecting the Dots

The following study evaluates the connection between nursing injury rates and patient outcomes in the health care occupational health setting. The article concludes that nursing injury rates are linked to the nursing shortage and less nursing time at the bedside, both of which have been scientifically linked to negative patient outcomes. Because nurses’ working conditions affect patients’ outcomes, changes, including more funding are needed to improve these conditions.

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Safety and Patient Outcomes

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