Perioperative Nurses and Patient Outcomes-Mortality, Complications, and Length of Stay

ABSTRACT
- THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY described in this article was to identify the relationship between RN staffing factors in the OR and surgical patient outcomes.
- THE STUDY ADDRESSED two main questions: whether the level of RN staffing in the OR is related to postoperative complications mortality, and length of stay (LOS) and whether certification, RN agency use, 24-hour staffing, and the performance of multi-disciplinary code drills are related to complications, mortality, and LOS.
- ACCORDING TO THIS STUDY, selected organzational factors in ORs had a significant influence on patient outcomes. AORN J 81 (March 2005) 508-528.