More experienced nurses deliver better patient care and shorten length of stay, according to a study published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
As experiences nurses
leave, hospitals hire new nurses and temporary contract nurses, both of
which significantly decrease productivity more than is attributable to
changes in nurses' skills and experience, wrote researchers from
Columbia University School of Nursing and Columbia Business School in
the research, "Human Capital and Productivity in a Team Environment:
Evidence from the Healthcare Sector."
Patients get the best care when treated in units staffed with nurses
who have extensive experience in their current job, according to a study
announcement. Read More
To learn more:
- here's the study abstract
- read the announcement
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