Study challenges conventional thought on nurse continuity in ICUs

A new Penn Nursing study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society challenges conventional thought regarding the benefits of continuity in nursing care within intensive care units (ICUs). The researchers found that increased nurse continuity was not associated with a reduction in in-hospital mortality—in some shifts, it was even linked to a modest but statistically significant increase in mortality.

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