Nursing-sensitive events and the association with individual nurse-staffing levels in German hospitals

Nursing-sensitive events and the association with individual nurse-staffing levels in German hospitals - TAILR.DE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00024998

Enrollment

720

Registered

2021-11-04

Start date

2022-01-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Nursing-sensitive events (e.g. fall, nosocomial infection, pressure ulcer) nurse staffing perceived workload

Interventions

Group 1: The data collection takes place over a period of 16 weeks between January and June 2022 in each of the four participating hospitals. The following data sources will be used for the data colle

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Units with = 10 beds and hospitalization rate of min. 48 hours • General units with medical, surgical or mixed patients • Patient records with minimum length of stay of 48 hours

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Units with an intense level of care (e.g. intermediary and intensive care unit) or with high specialized care are excluded due to an increased staffing level • Transfer of patient to another unit = 12 hours • Nursing staff of each unit =18 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Overview of nursing-sensitive events	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(1) Type, frequency, severity and preventability of nursing-sensitive events (2) Individual nurse staffing on patient level (3) Perceived workload	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefanie Bachnick

Hochschule für Gesundheit

stefanie.bachnick@hs-gesundheit.de023477727748

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026