Hospital nurse staffing and sepsis protocol compliance and outcomes among patients with sepsis in the USA: a multistate cross-sectional analysis

• Linda H Aiken,
• Douglas M Sloane,
• Matthew D McHugh,
• Jeannie P Cimiotti,
• Andrew M Dierkes,
• Kathryn A Riman

Affiliations

Linda H Aiken

Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Douglas M Sloane

School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Matthew D McHugh

Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jeannie P Cimiotti

New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Andrew M Dierkes

Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Kathryn A Riman

Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA