n
Fewer California RNs miss changes in patient conditions because of their workload than New Jersey
or Pennsylvania RNs.
n
In California hospitals with better compliance with the ratios, RNs cite fewer complaints from patients and
families and the nurses have more confidence that patients can manage their own care after discharge.
n
California RNs are far more likely to stay at the bedside, and less likely to report burnout than nurses in
New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
TUESDAY
APRIL
20,
2010
Workload
limits
may
aid
patients,
nurses
WEDNESDAY
APRIL
21,
2010
California
nurse-staffing
law
saves
lives,
study
says
More nurses, less death
"Linda Aiken, who led the study and directs the
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at
Penn, said improved nurse staffing likely could save
'many thousands a year' nationally… Aiken said the
new study followed decades of research showing
that patient outcomes were better when nurses
cared for fewer patients."
— Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 2010
