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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. decrease in pneumonia infections among surgical patients to an increase of one additional work hour per RN.

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7 Steps to Obtain a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Taking advantage of biology and other science courses, and looking at government and history through the lenses of public health policy and medical history, can help prepare you for a collegiate nursing education. It’s the highest clinical nursing degree, in contrast with the research-focused Ph.D. in Nursing degree.