Becker's Healthcare September 26, 2024
A study of 237 New York and Illinois hospitals found nurse staffing levels, Magnet designations and other factors were associated with lower COVID-19 death rates.
The researchers, who work at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, analyzed data on nearly 88,000 Medicare beneficiaries who were hospitalized with COVID-19 between April 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020.
To investigate if hospital resources had a significant impact on COVID-19 mortality death rates, they compared these rates with each hospital’s average patient-to-registered nurse staffing ratio, the proportion of RNs with BSNs, nurse work environments and Magnet recognition prior to the pandemic.
Here are five findings, which are published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies.
1. Among these general...
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