Employment of more nurse assistants is associated with more deaths and lower quality care

(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) Hospitals that employ more nurse assistants relative to the number of professionally qualified nurses have higher mortality rates, lower patient satisfaction, and poorer quality and safety of care, according to a new European study published today in the leading scientific journal BMJ Quality and Safety.

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