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Which nurse-sensitive quality outcomes are linked to nurse staffing?

Which nurse-sensitive quality outcomes are linked to nurse staffing?
Which nurse-sensitive quality outcomes are linked to nurse staffing?
In judging whether the staffing of hospital wards is ‘safe’ or sufficient to deliver quality patient care, triangulation of information about patient acuity, professional judgement, and indicators of quality is recommended. A range of ‘nurse-sensitive’ quality outcomes have been proposed. However, not all proposed outcomes have demonstrated associations with nurse staffing. In this evidence brief we summarise recent reviews of evidence linking nurse staffing levels or skill mix to potential outcomes and consider which ones are best suited to inform triangulation in staffing decisions.
nurse-sensitive outcomes, nurse staffing
Griffiths, Peter
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Dall'ora, Chiara
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Emmanuel, Talia
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Saville, Christina
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Turner, Lesley
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Fogg, Carole
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Saville, Christina
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Turner, Lesley
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Griffiths, Peter, Dall'ora, Chiara, Emmanuel, Talia, Saville, Christina and Turner, Lesley , Fogg, Carole (ed.) (2026) Which nurse-sensitive quality outcomes are linked to nurse staffing? Evidence Brief, (35). (doi:10.5258/SOTON/P1285).

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In judging whether the staffing of hospital wards is ‘safe’ or sufficient to deliver quality patient care, triangulation of information about patient acuity, professional judgement, and indicators of quality is recommended. A range of ‘nurse-sensitive’ quality outcomes have been proposed. However, not all proposed outcomes have demonstrated associations with nurse staffing. In this evidence brief we summarise recent reviews of evidence linking nurse staffing levels or skill mix to potential outcomes and consider which ones are best suited to inform triangulation in staffing decisions.

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Published date: 18 March 2026
Keywords: nurse-sensitive outcomes, nurse staffing
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Local EPrints ID: 510858
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/510858
DOI: doi:10.5258/SOTON/P1285
PURE UUID: 3b122508-4f52-436b-a4bb-eb2c88b3759b
ORCID for Peter Griffiths: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2439-2857
ORCID for Chiara Dall'ora: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6858-3535
ORCID for Talia Emmanuel: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5595-685X
ORCID for Christina Saville: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7718-5689
ORCID for Lesley Turner: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1489-3471
ORCID for Carole Fogg: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3000-6185

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Date deposited: 23 Apr 2026 16:32
Last modified: 24 Apr 2026 02:22

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Author: Peter Griffiths ORCID iD
Author: Chiara Dall'ora ORCID iD
Author: Talia Emmanuel ORCID iD
Author: Christina Saville ORCID iD
Author: Lesley Turner ORCID iD
Editor: Carole Fogg ORCID iD

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