Nurse staffing and patient, nurse, and financial outcomes

Because there's no scientific evidence to support specific nurse-patient ratios, and in order to assess the impact of hospital nurse staffing levels on given patient, nurse, and financial outcomes, the author conducted a literature review. The evidence shows that adequate staffing and balanced...

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Published in:The American journal of nursing 2008-01, Vol.108 (1), p.62-71
Main Author: Unruh, Lynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical outcomes
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Hospital administration
Hospital Costs
Humans
Models, Organizational
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital - economics
Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Patients
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - economics
Quality of Health Care
Treatment Outcome
United States
Workforce planning
Workload
Workloads
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Summary:Because there's no scientific evidence to support specific nurse-patient ratios, and in order to assess the impact of hospital nurse staffing levels on given patient, nurse, and financial outcomes, the author conducted a literature review. The evidence shows that adequate staffing and balanced workloads are central to achieving good outcomes, and the author offers recommendations for ensuring appropriate nurse staffing and for further research.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488
DOI:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000305132.33841.92