Becker's Healthcare January 14, 2025
A recent study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia found that nurse staffing rates are worse in hospitals with the highest percentage of Black patients.
The study, published Jan. 2 in Nursing Research, analyzed the nurse staffing rate at 574 hospitals using the 2015 annual registered nurse survey conducted in National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators hospitals. The hospitals’ patient population were classified as low, medium or high percentages of patients of Black race using the 2019 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review database.
The study found that nursing staffing was worse in high-Black-serving hospitals compared to medium- and low-Black-serving facilities. Researchers adjusted the data for unit type and found hospitals with high and medium...
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