title: Missed nursing care, staffing, and patient falls.
abstract: Patient falls in hospitals continue to be a major and costly problem. This study tested the mediating effect of missed nursing care on the relationship of staffing levels (hours per patient day [HPPD]) and patient falls. The sample was 124 patient units in 11 hospitals. The HPPD was negatively associated with patient falls (r = -0.36, P < .01), and missed nursing care was found to mediate the relationship between HPPD and patient falls.
authors: School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. bkalisch@umich.edu
authors: Beatrice J
authors: BJ
authors: Kalisch
authors: Dana
authors: D
authors: Tschannen
authors: Kyung Hee
authors: KH
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*