Wide variation across hospitals in nurse staffing is threat to public's health
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
According to a new study, many hospitals in New York and Illinois were understaffed right before the first surge of critically ill Covid-19 patients. The study documented staffing ratios that varied from 3 to 10 patients for each nurse on general adult medical and surgical units. ICU nurse staffing was better but also varied significantly across hospitals.