Nurses’ intention to leave, nurse workload and in-hospital patient mortality in Italy: A descriptive and regression study

Gianluca Catania, Milko Zanini, Marzia A. Cremona, Paolo Landa, Maria Emma Musio, Roger Watson, Giuseppe Aleo, Linda H. Aiken, Loredana Sasso and Annamaria Bagnasco

Health Policy, 2024, vol. 143, issue C

Abstract: Higher nurse-to-patient ratios are associated with poor patient care and adverse nurse outcomes, including emotional exhaustion and intention to leave. We examined the effect of nurses’ intention to leave and nurse-patient workload on in-hospital patient mortality in Italy.

Keywords: Nurse staffing; Intention to leave; Workload; Hospital mortality; Patient safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105032

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