Key result
Selected organizational factors in ORs, including RN staffing levels and certification, had a significant influence on surgical patient outcomes such as mortality, complications, and length of stay.
Why the study?
Do RN staffing factors in the OR influence postoperative complications, mortality, and length of stay in surgical patients?
Observational
Do RN staffing factors in the OR influence postoperative complications, mortality, and length of stay in surgical patients?
Selected organizational factors in operating rooms, such as RN staffing levels and certification, significantly influence surgical patient outcomes including mortality, complications, and length of stay.
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY described in this article was to identify the relationship between RN staffing factors in the OR and surgical patient outcomes. THE STUDY ADDRESSED two main questions: whether the level of RN staffing in the OR is related to postoperative complications, mortality, and length of stay (LOS) and whether certification, RN agency use, 24-hour staffing, and the performance of multidisciplinary code drills are related to complications, mortality, and LOS. ACCORDING TO THIS STUDY, selected organizational factors in ORs had a significant influence on patient outcomes.
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Newhouse et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Surgical patients. RN staffing factors in the OR was evaluated on Postoperative complications, mortality, and length of stay (LOS). Selected organizational factors in ORs, including RN staffing levels and certification, had a significant influence on surgical patient outcomes such as mortality, complications, and length of stay.
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