Missed nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative observational study.
von Vogelsang A‐C, Göransson KE, Falk A‐C, et al. Missed nursing care during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a comparative observational study. J Nurs Manag. 2021;29(8):2343-2352. doi:10.1111/jonm.13392.
Incomplete nursing care can be detrimental to care quality and patient safety. This cross-sectional survey of nurses in Sweden at one acute care hospital did not identify significant differences in missed nursing care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors posit that these results may be attributed to maintaining nurse-patient ratios, sufficient nursing skill mix, and patient mix.