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Nurse staffing had a different effect in different care settings. The addition of one unit of nursing care may vary depending on the baseline rate. For example, ICUs have higher staffing levels than typical hospital units. The effect of an additional nurse hour might be quite dissimilar in that context. We evaluated differences in the association between nurse staffing variables and patient outcomes by the type of hospital units (ICU, surgical, …

Hospital nurse staffing is a matter of major concern because of the effects it can have on patient safety and quality of care. Nursing-sensitive outcomes are one indicator of quality of care and may be defined as “variable patient or family caregiver state, condition, or perception responsive to nursing intervention.”6 Some adverse patient outcomes potentially sensitive to nursing care are urinary tract infections (UTIs), pneumonia, shock, upper…