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In a research study using the National Library of Medicine, it was found that patients over 65 on the med-surg floor had higher mortality rates and longer stays when nurses were understaffed. The safe patient-to-staff ratio is one to four, but some units had up to eight patients per nurse. Each additional patient increased the odds of 30-day mortality by 16%. Over one year, it is estimated that 1596 deaths could have been avoided and $117 million could have been saved. The stats, so for my first research study, I used the National Library of Medicine, and it gave a research study that went over, it was done in patients aging 65 and older on the med-surg floor, and in this study, the study was showing the 30-day mortality and length of stay of patients that had nurses that were overstaffed, so the safe, patient-to-staff ratio is one to four in med-surg patients, and for, so the odds of 30-day mortality of each patient increased by 16% for each additional patient over that average workload. In here, it says that some med-surg units range from four patients to, all the way up to eight patients. Which increased the mortality rate and the length of stay for the patients that were done, and this was done in a year's time. Over one year, it's estimated that over 1596 deaths could have been avoided, and $117 million could have been saved. That's saved that money for the hospital and for the patients.