The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between nurse staffing ratios and patient outcomes. This investigation studied the relationships among nursing quality indicators of patient care; that is structure, process, and outcome indicators of patient care. The structure, process, and outcome indicators that were measured in this study, suggest that the proportion of Registered Nurses is a critical element in evaluating patient outcomes. As demonstrated in the study results, a higher Nursing Care Hours Per Patient Day at first sight in fact, may represent a lower proportion of Registered Nurses and not necessarily better patient outcomes. The results demonstrated that adequate nurse staffing and appropriate skill mix is a very important factor to take into consideration when making critical staffing decisions.
| Author: Peggy Tallier |
| Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. |
| Publication Date: Sep 03, 2008 |
| Number of Pages: 112 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 3639047516 |
| ISBN-13: 9783639047516 |
