Baccalaureate Education in Nursing and Patient Outcomes
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...Since the report’s publication, however, the body of evidence on this association has strengthened (Aiken et al., 2011, 2014; Blegen et al., 2013; Cho et al., 2015; Kutney-Lee et al., 2013; Naylor et al., 2015; Yakusheva et al., 2014a,b; You et al., 2013)....
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...The level of nurse education in this study also showed a significant association with patient mortality, which is consistent with results found in other countries, including the United States (Aiken et al., 2011a; Blegen et al., 2013; Kutney-Lee et al., 2013), Canada (Estabrooks et al....
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...Many recent studies have reported that, when the proportion of nurses with a Bachelor’s or higher degree is high, patient mortality is low (Aiken et al., 2011a, 2014; Blegen et al., 2013; Kutney-Lee et al., 2013; Van den Heede et al., 2009)....
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...Since the report’s publication, however, the body of evidence on this association has strengthened (Aiken et al., 2011, 2014; Blegen et al., 2013; Cho et al., 2015; Kutney-Lee et al., 2013; Naylor et al., 2015; Yakusheva et al., 2014a,b; You et al., 2013)....
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...Furthermore, these academic hospitals had a higher level of RN education (62% with BS) than average in the United States.(6,12,31,32) The fact that the analyses found an effect for nurse education even when the average and even the range for the overall sample was high adds confidence to the findings....
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...Beginning in 2002, studies linked the percentage of RNs in a hospital with baccalaureate degrees to decreased patient mortality (in-hospital and 30-day mortality, failure to rescue).(5-10) However, other studies have not found significant relationships between mortality and nursing education....
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...Hospitals with a higher proportion of RNs with BS degrees have been shown to have lower inpatient and 30-day mortality, lower failure to rescue, and lower cardiac deaths.(5-10) The finding that hospitals with a higher proportion of BS-prepared RNs had lower rates of HAPUs is unique to this study....
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...These large teaching hospitals represent highcomplexity hospitals with higher nurse staffing levels than average,20 and they likely had sicker patients and more advanced technology than other hospitals in the United States....
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...Furthermore, these academic hospitals had a higher level of RN education (62% with BS) than average in the United States.6,12,31,32 The fact that the analyses found an effect for nurse education even when the average and even the range for the overall sample was high adds confidence to the findings....
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...Hospitals with a higher proportion of RNs with BS degrees have been shown to have lower inpatient and 30-day mortality, lower failure to rescue, and lower cardiac deaths.(5-10) The finding that hospitals with a higher proportion of BS-prepared RNs had lower rates of HAPUs is unique to this study....
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...Beginning in 2002, studies linked the percentage of RNs in a hospital with baccalaureate degrees to decreased patient mortality (in-hospital and 30-day mortality, failure to rescue).(5-10) However, other studies have not found significant relationships between mortality and nursing education....
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