Exploring the relationship between nursing hours per patient day and mortality rate of hospitalised patients in Taiwan

• Published in: Journal of nursing management Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 85 - 92
• Main Authors: Chang, Yu‐Chun, Yen, Miaofen, Chang, Sheng‐Mao, Liu, Ya‐Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Hospital Mortality; Humans; inpatient mortality rate; Longitudinal Studies; NHPPD; nurse staffing; nurse‐to‐patient ratio; nursing hours per patient day; Nursing Staff, Hospital - economics; Nursing Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Nursing Staff, Hospital - supply & distribution; Patient Outcome Assessment; Patient Safety - statistics & numerical data; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - economics; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - standards; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Taiwan; Taiwan; inpatient mortality rate; nursing hours per patient day; nurse-to-patient ratio; nurse staffing; NHPPD

Aim To investigate the relationship between nursing hours per patient day and the inpatient mortality rate in Taiwan. Background Nursing hours per patient day has been associated with better patient outcomes. The literature is inconclusive on the relationship between nursing hours per patient day an...