Before revision: Impacts of nursing shortage Nursing shortages (including low hospital-level nurse-to-patient ratios) have been linked to the following effects: Increased nurses' patient workloads Increased risk for error, thereby compromising patient safety Increased risk of spreading infection to patients and staff Increased risk of adverse outcomes such as falls, pneumonia, shock, cardiac arrest, and urinary tract infections Increased risk for occupational injury Increase in nursing turnover, thereby leading to greater costs for the employer and the health care system Increase in nurses' perception of unsafe working conditions, contributing to increased shortage and hindering local or national recruitment efforts There is an increase in the number of nurses suffering from nurse burnout due to an extreme increase in stress .
After revision: Impacts of nursing shortage Nursing shortages (including low hospital-level nurse-to-patient ratios) have been linked to the following effects: Increased nurses' patient workloads Increased risk for error, thereby compromising patient safety Increased risk of spreading infection to patients and staff Increased risk of adverse outcomes such as falls, pneumonia, shock, cardiac arrest, and urinary tract infections Increased risk for occupational injury Increase in nursing turnover, thereby leading to greater costs for the employer and the health care system Increase in nurses' perception of unsafe working conditions, contributing to increased shortage and hindering local or national recruitment efforts There is an increase in the number of nurses suffering from nurse burnout due to alarming