Missed nursing care is linked to patient satisfaction: a cross-sectional study of US hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As nurses are the principal care provider in the hospital setting, the completion or omission of nursing care is likely to have a sizable impact on the patient care experience. However, this relationship has not been explored empirically.

Aim

To describe the prevalence and patterns of missed nursing care and explore their relationship to the patient care experience.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used secondary nurse and patient survey data from 409 adult non-federal acute care US hospitals in four states. Descriptive statistics were calculated and linear regression models were conducted at the hospital level. Regression models included controls for hospital structural characteristics.

Results

In an average hospital, nurses missed 2.7 of 12 requi

SUBMITTER: Lake ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4794421 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature