Enough qualified nurses

Range: 0‑100. The higher the better.

Registered nurses constitute the largest group of healthcare professionals, and they are the primary hospital caregivers. The frequency of harm to which patients are exposed, as a result of insufficient nurse staffing and lower levels of nurse education is apparent. Inadequate nurse staffing has been linked to increased mortality, complications, adverse events, hospital length of stay, and resource usage. A well-designed nursing workforce should have an effective nurse staffing plan, as well as administrative nursing leaders and governance boards that make staffing decisions, provide resources, and take accountability for reducing patient safety risks related to nurse staffing decisions.