Why the study?
Does higher RN nonovertime staffing reduce 30-day readmission and ED visits in medical-surgical patients?
Does higher RN nonovertime staffing reduce 30-day readmission and ED visits in medical-surgical patients?
Higher RN nonovertime staffing and lower overtime staffing are associated with reduced 30-day readmissions and ED visits, potentially yielding significant cost savings.
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Nonovertime RN staffing was associated with fewer readmissions; leaves open whether optimized staffing causally improves postdischarge outcomes.
Weiss et al. (2011) studied this question.
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