The findings of this study add to our understanding of the importance of nurse staffing and its relationship to the patient outcome of hospital mortality. Further, the findings also provide information for hospital and nursing administrators to use when restructuring the clinical workforce, revising hospital policies, or making contractual decisions on behalf of nursing and public beneficiaries.
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