Medical News: AAOS: Nurse Staffing Level Matters in Hip Fracture Outcomes - in Meeting Coverage, AAOS from MedPage Today

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Medical News: AAOS: Nurse Staffing Level Matters in Hip Fracture Outcomes - in Meeting Coverage, AAOS from MedPage Today

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NEW ORLEANS -- Older patients with a hip fracture are more likely to die when admitted to hospitals with lower nurse staffing levels, a retrospective study showed.

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sreeseRNMBA Susan Reese RN MBA

nurse staffing levels matter...16% increase in mortality for hip fracture patients when understaffed http://bit.ly/cqOH16

2 years ago...

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