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Nursing Shortage: A 2024 Data Study Reveals Key Insights

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Higher Risk of Medication Errors and Death A 2021 study revealed that in Illinois, a patients risk of dying within 30 days of admission increased by 16% for every additional patient added to a nurses average workload. Sources Edward Mehdaova, Strategies to Overcome the Nursing Shortage, Walden University, 2017, [link].