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High nurse-patient ratios and perceived work overload are significantly associated with poorer nursing performance, lower work environment satisfaction, and increased 7-day patient readmissions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to explore the relationships among nurse staffing, workload perceptions, nursing performance, and patient outcomes in a hospital.

May 19, 2026Open Access

Relationships Among Nurse Staffing, Workload Perception, Work Environment Satisfaction, Nurse Performance, and Patient Outcomes in Health Care Setting: Correlational Research Design

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AAAmany AbdrboRiyadh Elm University CGCHEHEREZADE GHAZIBadr University in Cairo RARanda Mamdouh Gad AllahMilitary Medical Academy

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Correlational research examines nurse staffing impact on patient outcomes and nurse performance in hospitals.

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This study aims to explore the relationships among nurse staffing, workload perceptions, nursing performance, and patient outcomes in a hospital.
Conducted a descriptive, correlational cross-sectional study with 200 nurses and 240 patient records.
Involved medical surgical, intensive care, and oncology units of a tertiary hospital in Egypt.
Utilized demographic questionnaire, workload scale, work environment satisfaction scale, and performance evaluation checklist.
Significant differences in nurse-patient ratios across departments (F=61.38, p<0.001), highest in medical-surgical units.
Inverted relationship observed between nurse-patient ratio and satisfaction with work environment, affecting multiple domains of nursing performance.
Higher nurse-patient ratios correlated with increased 7-day readmissions (t=2.25, p=0.03) and significant departmental differences in 30-day mortality (χ²=92.04, p<0.001).

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Abdrbo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0bfdc7166b51b53d3791a2 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20249374

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