Safe Minimum Nurse Staffing Requirements for Hospitals: Evidence from Pennsylvania
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Description
Explores the variation in nurse staffing ratios at 132 Pennsylvania hospitals in 2023. Examines whether medical-surgical nurse staffing ratios are associated with nurse job outcomes, patient clinical outcomes, and hospital costs. Compares findings by rural and urban hospital location. Describes the potential implications of minimum nurse staffing policies in Pennsylvania on nurses, patient care, and costs.
Author(s)
K. Jane Muir, Linda H. Aiken, Heather Brom, et al.
Citation
Medical Care, 64(7), 447-455
Date
07/2026
Tagged as
Healthcare business and finance
· Healthcare quality
· Hospitals
· Legislation and regulations
· Nurses
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Pennsylvania