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Estimated Rates of Mortality and Failure to Rescue per 1000 Patients, by Levels of Nurse Education and Staffing
| Education, % With BSN | Staffing (Patients per Nurse) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 4 | Overall | |
| Mortality | ||||
| 20 | 23.8 | 21.6 | 19.7 | 21.1 |
| 40 | 21.7 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 19.2 |
| 60 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 16.4 | 17.5 |
| Overall | 22.0 | 20.0 | 18.2 | 19.5 |
| Failure to Rescue | ||||
| 20 | 100.2 | 92.6 | 85.4 | 90.4 |
| 40 | 92.2 | 85.0 | 78.4 | 83.1 |
| 60 | 84.7 | 78.0 | 71.8 | 76.2 |
| Overall | 93.4 | 86.2 | 79.5 | 84.3 |
Abbreviation: BSN, bachelor of science in nursing degree.
