Substituting registered nurses with lower-wage staff in hospital care linked to poor outcomes

FHS
June 11, 2024
3:13 am

A new study published in Medical Care today showed that substituting registered nurses (RN) with lower-wage staff (e.g. licensed practical nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel) in hospital care is linked with more deaths, readmissions, longer hospital stays, poorer patient satisfaction, and higher costs of care.

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