Poorer Nurse Staffing in Black-Serving Hospitals
Small, statistically significant differences in nurse staffing that are worse in hospitals where Black patients disproportionately access their care were found using nurse survey data accounting for nursing unit type. The poorer nurse staffing in Black-serving hospitals may compromise the care and outcomes of the seven in 10 hospitalized Black older adults who receive care in Black-serving hospitals. The consequences for patient outcome disparities of poorer nurse staffing in Black-serving hospitals deserve investigation. Policies to increase nurse staffing in hospitals serving a higher proportion of patients of Black race are needed to contribute to efforts to reduce health disparities.
Authors
- Hal Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-692X)
- Christin Iroegbu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-5195)
- Douglas Staiger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4711-2629)
- Jeannette Rogowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-8749)
- Jessica G. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-1905)
- Eileen T. Lake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-3436)
- Nehemiah Weldeab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2575-4527)
- Kimi Li
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
- International Space University (US)
- ORCID (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Research
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000787
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40
Funders
- National Institute of Nursing Research