There is a growing demand for nurses among providers of healthcare services due to factors such as patients living longer and enduring illnesses or the high rate of staff turnover. Inadequate nurses take a toll on the patients’ financial cost and the quality of care they receive. Staff shortage also entails the following negative impacts:
- Increased rate of patient mortality
There is a correlation between the shortage of nurses and patient mortality. An increase of healthcare professionals in North Dakota, specifically registered nurses, contributes to a decline of 4.3 percent of mortality while fewer nurses lead to a 2 to 7 percent of mortality increase. - Overcrowded emergency rooms
Lack of adequate nurses is one of the biggest reasons why emergency rooms get overcrowded. Overcrowding can result in an increase in hospitalization duration, decline of performance quality, and even mortality. Due to overcrowding, physicians are at a higher risk of committing errors. - Overwhelming workload for existing staff
Both the lack of staff training and work fatigue contribute to medical errors. As such, an increased workload shared by a small number of nurses can increase medication errors, which can result in serious consequences.
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