Increased Utilization of Overtime and Agency Nurses and Patient Safety
These findings suggest that both nurse overtime and nurse agency hours are associated with increased rates of pressure ulcers, a measure that is one of the most sensitive to nursing care. In future research, hospitals could use their own data to track safe thresholds.
Authors
- John Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5217-4980)
- Michael C. Herron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2021-2495)
- Qian Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3413-9727)
- Patricia Pittman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2794-6528)
- Drew Tatum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8992-1557)
- Hong-Lun Tiunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5932-0901)
Institutions
- George Washington University (US)
- Premier Research Group (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2875
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 28.86
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Health Resources and Services Administration