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    Metrics for nursing

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    Registered Nurse and HCA staffing levels: the effects on mortality

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    Findings of a new study by researchers from UK universities and a hospita ltrust confirm the large body of existing research showing that low nurse staffing levels are associated with a range of adverse outcomes, notably mortality. For each day of registered nurse (RN) staffing below the mean, the risk of death increased by 3%. The results were very different for healthcare assistants (HCAs), which shows that HCAs cannot make up for deficits in patient safety arising from shortages of RNs

    The globalised health care workforce

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    This data set is derived from the WHO Global Health Observatory and is used to illustrate the association between health outcomes and the health workforce in a teaching session &quot;The globalised health care workforce&quot; (NPCG1028 / NPCG6AA3 Global and Public Health)</span
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