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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2021.22.1.104

Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in Korea: A Systematic Review  

Lee, Ji Yeon (Nursing College, Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.22, no.1, 2021 , pp. 104-115 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this review was to systematically assess empirical studies on the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes through systematic literature review. Peer-reviewed articles published between January 2009 and December 2018 were identified in CINAHL, Pubmed, EBSCOhost, RISS, and Dbpia databases. A total of 13 articles relating to nurse staffing and patient outcomes in Korea were systematically reviewed and analyzed. The review showed that better nurse staffing aligned with better patient outcomes. However, some studies did not directly correlate patient outcomes with nurse staffing. This is because each study examined varied aspects of nurse staffing and different patient outcomes. These inconsistent study results indicate that continuous study is required. There should be continued efforts to establish guidelines and strategies for deploying nurse staff by maintaining optimal patient-to-nurse ratio.
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Nurse staffing; Nursing staff; Patient; Outcome; Systematic review;
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