Becker's Healthcare December 29, 2025
Across 8,584 U.S. acute care hospital units, higher nurse turnover is significantly associated with increased patient falls, according to a study published Dec. 29 in JAMA.
Previous research has detected this association, but there is limited evidence exploring the trend from a multidimensional lens, including practice environment and job satisfaction, according to researchers from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The study utilized the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index to assess nurse practice environments and the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators to analyze job satisfaction and patient falls. Practice environment components included staffing adequacy, nurse-physician collaboration and nurse manager ability.
Between 2022 and 2023, surgical units in the study recorded 5,285 falls, medical...
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