Having more nurses can save lives and improve the overall quality of care, despite hospitals often having varying numbers of nurses per patient, the National Institute of Nursing Research said. In a ...

California's mandatory nurse-patient ratios have contributed to a decline in adjusted 30-day inpatient mortality rates and improvements in nurse satisfaction, according to a study published in the ...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new academic study says mandating nurse-to-patient ratios would save lives, improve overall outcomes for patients, and alleviate the staffing crisis in Ontario’s ...

A recent study published in the online journal BMJ Open suggests higher nurse staffing levels are directly linked to lower patient mortality rates. Although the study was based in the U.K., the ...