Here's a Big Surprise...
From the ANA
Study:Nurses' work schedules affect patient mortality
Hospitals with a nursing staff that worked long hours and had no time off had higher rates of pneumonia deaths, and mortality in patients with congestive heart failure was linked to nurses who worked while they were sick, according to a study in the journal Nursing Research. The researchers also found mortality for acute myocardial infarction was tied to nurses' weekly hours and consecutive days worked.
Another case of Nurses are just toooooo... often the bodies to provide the care. Good care, the Care that patients actually deserve, only provided, if the time is there...
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