The Relationship Between Scope of Practice Laws for Task Delegation and Nurse Turnover in Home Health.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Nurse turnover can compromise the quality and continuity of home health care. Scope of practice laws, which determine the tasks nurses are allowed to perform and delegate, are an important element of autonomy and vary across states. In this study, we used human resource records from a multistate home health organization to examine the relationship between nurse turnover and whether nurses can delegate tasks to unlicensed aides.

Design

A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis.

Setting and participants

The study sample included 1820 licensed practical nurses and 3309 registered nurses, who spanned 30 states. The study period was 2016 through 2018.

Methods

We used weighted least squares to study the relationship between nurse turnover for registered and

SUBMITTER: Candon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10735229 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature