Nurses' Working Conditions: Implications for Infectious Disease1

Stone, Patricia W.; Clarke, Sean P.; Cimiotti, Jeannie; Correa-de-Araujo, Rosaly

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Nurses' Working Conditions: Implications for Infectious Disease1

Published Date:

Nov 2004

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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(11):1984-1989.

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Stone, Patricia W. ; Clarke, Sean P. ; Cimiotti, Jeannie ; Correa-de-Araujo, Rosaly ;

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Staffing patterns and nurses' working conditions are risk factors for healthcare-associated infections as well as occupational injuries and infections. Staffing shortages, especially of nurses, have been identified as one of the major factors expected to constrain hospitals' ability to deal with future outbreaks of emerging infections. These problems are compounded by a global nursing shortage. Understanding and improving nurses' working conditions can potentially decrease the incidence of many infectious diseases. Relevant research is reviewed, and policy options are discussed.

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