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Table 1 Nurse staffing characteristics and adjusted model of their effects on sitter use

From: Improving patient safety by optimizing the use of nursing human resources

Nurse staffing characteristics

Descriptive statistics

Adjusteda model

Sitter use, M (SD) (N = 1179)

No sitter use, M (SD) (N = 4167)

OR (95%CI)*

RN overtime hours (per 15 min. ↑ per patient/shift)

15.6 (21.6)

9.6 (18.0)

1.20 (1.07, 1.35)*

Mean RN work experience (per 5 years ↓)

10.1 (2.1)

10.1 (2.7)

1.30 (1.12, 1.55)*

  1. RN registered nurse
  2. *P < .001
  3. aAdjusted for patient characteristics (age, gender, Charlson score), risk factors for disruptive behaviors and fall-related injuries, psychotropic drug use during the exposure period, and other nurse staffing characteristics potentially associated with sitter use
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