Nursing workloads multiply likelihood of death among black patients over white patients
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
Older black patients are three times more likely than older white patients to suffer poorer outcomes after surgery, including death, when cared for by nurses with higher workloads, according to new research. The large-scale study showed higher nurse workloads negatively affected older surgical patients generally and that the rate was more significant in older black individuals.