I am in group orange and the topic assigned to my group is Nurse staffing ratios (impact on patient outcomes). the literature article I reviewed will be of great benefit to my assigned topic because it gives details on how nurses to patient ratio impacted patient outcome. The article discusses how nurses staffing ratios will have impact on patient outcomes. It was noted that increased nurse staffing would lead to better patient care, enhanced quality of care, fewer medical errors resulting in injuries and/or deaths, decreases hospital readmission rates and improved patient satisfaction with the care received (Serratt, T. 2013). Identifying and maintaining the appropriate number and mix of nursing staff is critical to the delivery of quality
