Background Nurses are pivotal in the provision of high quality care in acute hospitals.
However, the optimal dosing of the number of nurses caring for patients remains elusive. In …

Aim To provide a systematic review of the literature from 1997 to 2017 on nursing‐sensitive
indicators. Design A qualitative design with a deductive approach was used. Data sources …

Objective To investigate whether the daily workload per nurse (Oulu Patient Classification
(OPCq)/nurse) as measured by the RAFAELA system correlates with different types of …

Objectives To provide knowledge from the summarization of the evidence on the: a)
associations between nurse education and experience and the occurrence of mortality and …

Objective To systematically review the literature on relationships between characteristics of
the nurse work environment and five nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in hospitals. Data …

Aim To report a concept analysis of nursing‐sensitive indicators within the applied context of
the acute care setting. Background The concept of 'nursing sensitive indicators' is valuable …

Background Current human resources planning models in nursing are unreliable and
ineffective as they consider volumes, but ignore effects on quality in patient care. The project …

Objectives To investigate whether the size of the workforce (nurses, doctors and support
staff) has an impact on the survival chances of critically ill patients both in the intensive care …

Aim. To investigate impacts of practice environment factors and burnout at the nursing unit
level on job outcomes and nurse‐assessed quality of care in acute hospital nurses …

Aims and objectives To review nurse‐sensitive indicators that may be suitable to assess
nursing care quality. Background Patient safety concerns, fiscal pressures and patient …