Nurse staffing and patient, nurse, and financial outcomes

    Authors

    L. Unruh

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Am. J. Nurs.

    Keywords

    INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT; JOB-SATISFACTION; REGISTERED NURSES; ADVERSE; EVENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; WORK; SATISFACTION; HOSPITAL NURSES; MORTALITY; HEALTH; Nursing

    Abstract

    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.

    Journal Title

    American Journal of Nursing

    Volume

    108

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    62

    Last Page

    71

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000252423300031

    ISSN

    0002-936X

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