A Fresh Look at the Nursing Home Workforce Crisis: Transforming Nursing Care Delivery Models

The current State of the Science Commentary focuses on workforce challenges in the nursing home (NH) setting that lie within the purview of professional nursing-what professional nurses can do to promote high-quality person-centered care within a context of existing resources-individually and broadl...

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Published in:Research in gerontological nursing 2023-01, Vol.16 (1), p.5-13
Main Authors: Siegel, Elena O, Kolanowski, Ann M, Bowers, Barbara J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Human resource management
Humans
Labor shortages
Leadership
Nurses
Nursing Care
Nursing education
Nursing Homes
Nursing Staff
Older people
Patient-centered care
Quality management
Quality of Life
Teams
Workforce
Workforce planning
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Summary:The current State of the Science Commentary focuses on workforce challenges in the nursing home (NH) setting that lie within the purview of professional nursing-what professional nurses can do to promote high-quality person-centered care within a context of existing resources-individually and broadly across the collective profession. Historically, three models of care delivery have characterized the way in which nursing care is organized and delivered in different settings: primary nursing, functional nursing, and team nursing. Based on the existing evidence, we call for scientific leadership in the redesign, testing, and implementation of a nursing care delivery model that operationalizes relationship-centered team nursing. This integrative model incorporates successful evidence-based approaches that have the potential to improve quality of care, resident quality of life, and staff quality of work life: clear communication, staff empowerment, coaching styles of supervision, and family/care partner involvement in care processes. In addition to the needed evidence base for NH care delivery models, it is imperative that educational programs incorporate content and clinical experiences that will enable the future nursing workforce to fill the leadership gap in NH care delivery. [ (1), 5-13.].
ISSN:1940-4921
1938-2464
DOI:10.3928/19404921-20230104-01