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Nurses' Perceptions Of Nurse Staffing And The Impact On Patient Falls, Kristin J. Henry
Nurses' Perceptions Of Nurse Staffing And The Impact On Patient Falls, Kristin J. Henry
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Patient falls contribute to unnecessary injury and incapacitation for patients and are also a major source of stress for the nurses caring for patients who fall. Hospitals are no longer being reimbursed for extended hospital stays related to injuries caused by patient falls and action is needed to decrease such events. Nurse staffing has been shown to play a critical role in determining the incidence of patient falls, with better nurse staffing decreasing the likelihood of a patient falling. The purpose of this study was to determine nurses’ perceptions of nurse staffing and its impact on the incidence of patient …